- myenteric plexus
- myenteric plexus n a network of nerve fibers and ganglia between the longitudinal and circular muscle layers of the intestine called also Auerbach's plexus compare MEISSNER'S PLEXUS
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myenteric plexus
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myenteric plexus of Auerbach — n MYENTERIC PLEXUS … Medical dictionary
myenteric plexus — noun a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines • Syn: ↑plexus myentericus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus * * * noun : auerbach s plexus … Useful english dictionary
myenteric plexus — Auerbach s plexus … The new mediacal dictionary
myenteric plexus — Broadly, the several neuron masses, ganglia, and nerve fiber plexus that lie in the walls of the intestinal tract, particularly the small intestine. They monitor and stimulate local muscle and glandular functions as well as blood supply, with… … Herbal-medical glossary
plexus myentericus — noun a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines • Syn: ↑myenteric plexus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus … Useful english dictionary
plexus myentericus — [TA] myenteric plexus: that part of the enteric plexus within the tunica muscularis. Called also Auerbach p … Medical dictionary
Сплетение Ауэрбаха (Auerbach'S Plexus), Сплетение Мышечно-Кишечное Нервное (Myenteric Plexus) — скопление вегетативных нервных волокон, отходящих от брыжеечных сплетений; расположено между циркулярным и продольным слоями мышечной оболочки кишечника. Иннервирует кишечник, контролирует перистальтику кишечника. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … Medical dictionary
plexus entericus — [TA] enteric plexus: a plexus of autonomic nerve fibers within the wall of the intestine, and made up of the submucosal, myenteric, and subserosal plexuses; it contains visceral afferent fibers, sympathetic postganglionic fibers, parasympathetic… … Medical dictionary
Auerbach's plexus — myenteric plexus a collection of nerve fibres – fine branches of the vagus nerve – within the walls of the intestine. It supplies the muscle layers and controls the movements of peristalsis. [L. Auerbach (1828–97), German anatomist] … The new mediacal dictionary
