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gastrintestinal wall
Tuesday 14 July 2020
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Components
The gastrointestinal wall surrounding the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract is made up of four layers of specialised tissue – from the lumen outwards:
digestive mucosa
digestive submucosa
digestive muscular layer
digestive serosa (if the tissue is intraperitoneal) / Adventitia (if the tissue is retroperitoneal)
Pathology (examples)
digestive perforation
digestive tumors