histology
Last reviewed 01/2018
The oesophagus, in keeping with the rest of the gastrointestinal tract in which it is in continuity, has four layers within its wall. These are, from inside to outside:
- mucosa
- submucosa
- muscular layer
- fibrous layer
Only the most inferior few centimetres of the oesophagus within the abdomen is covered with serosa.