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which layer of the stomach contains longitudinal, circular, and oblique muscles that allow the stomach to squeeze and churn food?

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Answer:

Muscularis

Step-by-step explanation:

The muscularis mucosa of the stomach is divided into an intimal layer and a longitudinal muscle layer by two different thicknesses of smooth muscles. The muscularis externa is three layers thick, consisting of an exterior transverse, middle circular, and inner orthogonal layer.

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