Modified Masteringbiology With Pearson Etext -- Standalone Access Card -- For Human Biology Format: Access Card Package
Modified Masteringbiology With Pearson Etext -- Standalone Access Card -- For Human Biology Format: Access Card Package
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134326412
Author: Johnson, Michael D.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 14, Problem 1TY

Which of the GI tract tissue layers is most responsible for peristalsis and segmentation?

a. serosa

b. muscularis

c. submucosa

d. mucosa

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