The activities of cells in different layers of the tubular gastrointestinal tract are regulated by clusters of nerves located in the submucosa. These nerve complexes are called  

A.  villi.
B.  serosa.
C.  epithelia.
D.  plexuses.
E.  muscularis.


D.  plexuses.

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