Definitions for myenteric plexus
myen·ter·ic plexus

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1. myenteric plexus, plexus myentericusnoun

   a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines

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1. Myenteric plexus

   The myenteric plexus (or Auerbach's plexus) provides motor innervation to both layers of the muscular layer of the gut, having both parasympathetic and sympathetic input (although present ganglion cell bodies belong to parasympathetic innervation, fibers from sympathetic innervation also reach the plexus), whereas the submucous plexus provides secretomotor innervation to the mucosa nearest the lumen of the gut. It arises from cells in the vagal trigone also known as the nucleus ala cinerea, the parasympathetic nucleus of origin for the tenth cranial nerve (vagus nerve), located in the medulla oblongata. The fibers are carried by both the anterior and posterior vagal nerves. The myenteric plexus is the major nerve supply to the gastrointestinal tract and controls GI tract motility.According to preclinical studies, 30% of myenteric plexus' neurons are enteric sensory neurons, thus Auerbach's plexus has also a sensory component.

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1. myenteric plexus

   The myenteric plexus, also known as Auerbach's plexus, is a network of nerve cells and nerve fibers that are situated between the circular and longitudinal layers of muscular tissue in the digestive tract. This plexus plays a crucial role in controlling the contraction of smooth muscles, secretion, blood flow, and other reflex activities within the gastrointestinal system. It is a part of the enteric nervous system, which functions independently of the central nervous system.

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1. Myenteric Plexus

   One of two ganglionated neural networks which together form the ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM. The myenteric (Auerbach's) plexus is located between the longitudinal and circular muscle layers of the gut. Its neurons project to the circular muscle, to other myenteric ganglia, to submucosal ganglia, or directly to the epithelium, and play an important role in regulating and patterning gut motility. (From FASEB J 1989;3:127-38)

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