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Epithelial lining of the gastrointestinal tract is called what?
The lumen.
What is the function of the submucosal glands?
To support the mucosal lining of the gastrointestinal tract.
Every When is the lining of the gastrointestinal tract replaced?
2-5 days.
Choose the answer that lists the four layers of the wall of the gastrointestinal tract in the appropriate order from innermost tooutermost.?
Mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa, serosa
What system is the gastrointestinal tract?
The gastrointestinal tract is part of the digestive system.
Epithelium lamina propria and muscularis mucosae are levels of which layer of the GI tract?
The epithelium, lamina propria, and muscularis mucosae are levels of the mucosa, which is the innermost layer of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The mucosa is responsible for absorption and secretion.
What is the most common ulcer in Crohn's disease?
An ulcer is a sore on the lining of the digestive tract. Since Crohn's can effect any part of the gastrointestinal tract an ulcer can form anywhere from mouth to anus.
Is sorbitol absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract?
Sorbitol is poorly absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract as it has a low lipid solubility.
What is the abbreviation for gastrointestinal?
GIT. It stands for GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT in full.
Lines the stomach and most of the intestines?
Epithelial tissue lines the stomach, like most internal organs.
Innermost tunic of the gi tract?
it is the mucosa
Is IVP dye used to assess the urinary tract or gastrointestinal tract?
Urinary tract.
