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| The elimentary canal is a muscular tube running from the mouth to anus and consists of four different layers: |
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Definition
-Inner mucosa
-Sub-mucosa
-Musclaris externa
-Serosa |
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| Lines the gut wall, secretes mucus, which lubricates the passage of food so helps to protect the gut from damage. |
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| Contains blood and lymph vessels, which take away the absorbed food products. It also contains a rich network of nerve fibres that co-ordinate the muscular contractions involved in peristalsis. |
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Definition
| Consists two layers of muscles running in different directions: the inner circular muscle with fibres arranged in rings and the outer longitudinal with fibres running lengthways.Both layers are made up of smooth involuntery muscles that drive peristalsis. |
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