Auerbach's plexus
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| Nerve: Auerbach's plexus | ||
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| The myenteric plexus from the rabbit. X 50. | ||
| LAYERS: serosa longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus circular muscle submucosal plexus submucosal mucosal | ||
| Latin | plexus myentericus | |
| Gray's | subject #248 1177 | |
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| MeSH | A08.800.050.050.500 | |
Part of the enteric nervous system, Auerbach's plexus (or myenteric plexus) exists between the longitudinal and circular layers of muscularis externa in the gastrointestinal tract and provides motor innervation to both layers and secretomotor innervation to the mucosa.
It arises from cells in the Nucleus ala cinerea, the parasympathetic nucleus of origin for the tenth cranial nerve (Vagus), located in the medulla oblongata. The fibers are carried by both the anterior and posterior vagal nerves.
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The myenteric plexus is referred to as Auerbach's plexus for its first describer Leopold Auerbach.[1]
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[edit] External links
- Slide at ucla.edu
- Histology at Boston University 21703loa
- Histology at OU 49_09
- Dictionary at eMedicine myenteric+plexus
- Mnemonic at medicalmnemonics.com 885
- de:Plexus myentericus
- id:Plexus Auerbach
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