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III-31 (4) Slide 61, Colon. Medium power view of epithelium and lamina propria (right 75%), muscularis mucosa (mm) and submucosa (sm). Lamina propria is loose connective tissue, submucosa is dense irregular connective tissue. There are more cells in loose connective tissue than dense irregular connective tissue, and less extracellular matrix in loose connective tissue than dense irregular connective tissue.