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Intestinal structure: (A) diagram of small intestine showing crypts, villi, and vasculature. The arrows show the migration of enterocytes from the crypts below the luminal surface to the tips of villi where enterocytes are sloughed into the intestinal lumen and (B) scanning electron micrograph of small intestine showing villi and mucus (© Unlisted Images / Fotosearch.com).
