Crypt

A crypt is a small hole, pouch, or cavity. For example, Lieberkühn's crypts (see Lieberkühn's glands) are tubular depressions in the lamina propria of the intestinal mucosa. Lieberkühn's crypts are lined with epithelium and contain goblet cells that secrete mucus and enzymes involved in food digestion. Crypts play an important role in the processes of secretion and cell renewal of the intestinal mucosa. Thus, the crypt is a structural component of the mucous membrane that performs specific functions.

A crypt is a small hole, pouch, or cavity. The most famous example of crypts are Lieberkühn crypts. Lieberkühn's crypts are tubular depressions in the lamina propria of the intestinal mucosa. They are part of the liberkühn glands, specialized glands of the intestines that produce mucus and digestive enzymes.

Lieberkühn's crypts are lined with single-layer columnar epithelium and contain mucus-producing goblet cells. Due to the presence of these crypts, the intestinal mucosa constantly produces mucus, which protects the intestinal wall from damage and promotes the passage of the bolus. Thus, crypts play an important role in the functioning of the digestive system.

Crypt (Latin crypta - “hidden, secret”) is a small protrusion or groove on the surface of a tissue or organ. A crypt is also called a small depression in something, for example, in a wall, soil, rock, as well as a cave, a grotto. In medicine, a crypt is a small depression or dimple that is part of an anatomical formation.

In anatomy, a crypt is a small narrow channel, cavity or depression located in various organs and tissues. For example, crypts are tubular depressions in the lamina propria of the intestinal mucosa, called Lieberkühn's crypts.