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'''Solitary lymphatic nodules''' (or "solitary follicles") are structures found in the [[small intestine]] and [[large intestine]].

==Small intestine==
The solitary lymphatic nodules are found scattered throughout the [[mucous membrane]] of the small intestine, but are most numerous in the lower part of the [[ileum]]. 

Their free surfaces are covered with rudimentary [[villi]], except at the summits, and each gland is surrounded by the openings of the intestinal glands. 

Each consists of a dense interlacing [[retiform]] tissue closely packed with [[lymph]]-corpuscles, and permeated with an abundant capillary network. 

The interspaces of the retiform tissue are continuous with larger lymph spaces which surround the gland, through which they communicate with the [[lacteal]] system. 

They are situated partly in the submucous tissue, partly in the mucous membrane, where they form slight projections of its [[epithelial]] layer.

==Large intestine or colon==
The solitary lymphatic nodules of the large intestine are most abundant in the [[cecum]] and [[vermiform process]], but are irregularly scattered also over the rest of the intestine. 

They are similar to those of the small intestine.

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[[Category:Digestive system]]
[[Category:Lymphatic system]]
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