Identify the incorrect statement about the GI tract: (A) the stomach has three layers of smooth muscle (B) the esophagus contains both skletal anc smooth muscle (C) transit time can be tested with a sitzmarker test (D) if the pyloric sphinter is open, this can lead to heartburn

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