The outermost layer of the digestive tract, which is composed of a thin layer of areolar tissue and simple squamous epithelium, is called the ________.

A. mucosa (mucous membrane)
B. lumen
C. serosa (mesentery)
D. submucosa
E. muscularis externa


Answer: C

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