Tissues forming digestive tube wall

From lumen to the external surface which are the tissues which form digestive tube wall?

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From internal to the external surface, digestive tube wall consists of the mucosa: epithelial tissue which is responsible for intestinal absorption, submucosa: connective tissue below mucous membrane and where blood and the lymphatic vessels and neural fibers are located, muscle layers: smooth muscle tissue, one interior circular, two layers, and other exterior longitudinal, structures responsible for peristaltic
Movement, serous membrane: associated connective and epithelial tissue which forms the external surface of organ). In bowels the serous membrane prolongs to form mesentery, serosa which encloses the blood vessels and also supports bowels within the abdominal cavity.

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