The correct order for the layers of the GI tract wall, from innermost (next to lumen) to outermost is

A. adventitia/serosa - mucosa - submucosa - muscularis.
B. muscularis - mucosa - adventitia/serosa - submucosa.
C. mucosa - submucosa - muscularis - adventitia/serosa.
D. adventitia/serosa - muscularis - mucosa - submucosa.
E. mucosa - submucosa - adventitia/serosa - muscularis.


Answer: C

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