The upper half of the esophagus in lined by
INDERBIR SINGH'S TEXTBOOK OF HUMAN HISTOLOGY-PAGE NO:263 The mucosa The mucous membrane of the oesophagus shows several longitudinal folds that disappears when the tube is distended The mucosa is lined by stratified squamous epithelium which is normally not keratinized
Stratified cuboidal epithelium
Stratififed squamous epithelium
Stratififed squamous non keratinsed epithelium
Stratififed squamous keratinised epithelium
General anatomy