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Serosa
Outer layer(protective) - tough, fibrous covering
Muscularis
Muscular layer
-longitudinal muscle - contraction causes shortening of GI tract
-circular muscle - contraction causes constriction of GI tract
Submucosa
-connective tissue
-nervous tissue
Mucosa(innermost layer)
villi present
fingerlike projections
microvilli on each villus (increases surface around 600-fold
Membranes
present in abdominal cavity and surround GI tract
Perietal peritoneum
line walls of abdomen
-peritonitis = inflamed peritoneum
visceral peritoneum - line organs within the abdomen
mesentery - anchors GI tract to the abdominal wall
Omentum
-Double layered membrane to the stomach
-anchors stomach to rest of GI tract
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