GIT-ENTERIC PLEXUS

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SUMMARY

1. Myenteric plexus (Auerbach plexus): located between the longitudinal and circular muscle layers. Controls contractions.

2. Submucosal plexus (Meissner plexus): located in the submucosa, controls secretion and absorption.


Reference(s)

Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Brooks, H.L., X, J. and Ganong, W.F. (2019). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 26th ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill Education