Ileum

• Has proportionally more goblet cells than

more proximal sections of the small intestine
• Increase in the amount of mucosal lymphoid
tissue, which forms conspicuous clusters
of lymph nodules, called Peyer's patches
• Finger-like villi

Junqueira LC, Carneiro J. Basic Histology Text and Atlas. 13th ed. McGraw-Hill; 2013
 Ileum

Junqueira LC, Carneiro J. Basic Histology Text and Atlas. 13th ed. McGraw-Hill; 2013