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The Mucosa of the Majority of the Digestive Tract Contains

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The mucosa of the majority of the digestive tract contains simple columnar epithelium, while the esophagus and the anus have stratified squamous epithelium.Why is this the case? What purpose does each type of epithelium serve in the digestive tract?


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