What layer of the alimentary canal carries out absorption

Mucosa layer

Explanation:

The mucosa is the innermost layer, and functions in absorption and secretion

It is composed of epithelium cells and a thin connective tissue The mucosa contains specialized goblet cells that secrete sticky mucus throughout the GI (gastrointestinal) tract The mucosa is made up of three layers:epithelium, lamina propria and muscularis mucosae The epithelium is the innermost layer and it is responsible for most digestive, absorptive, and secretory processes The lamina propria is a layer of connective tissue that is unusually cellular compared to most connective tissue The muscularis mucosae is a thin layer of smooth muscle