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  2. Gastrointestinal wall - Wikipedia

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    The muscular layer consists of two layers of muscle, the inner and outer layer. [3] The muscle of the inner layer is arranged in circular rings around the tract, whereas the muscle of the outer layer is arranged longitudinally. The stomach has an extra layer, an inner oblique muscular layer. [1] Between the two muscle layers is the myenteric ...

  3. Muscular layer - Wikipedia

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    Stomach contains an additional oblique muscle layer just interior to circular muscle layer. In the upper esophagus, part of the externa is skeletal muscle, rather than smooth muscle. In the vas deferens of the spermatic cord, there are three layers: inner longitudinal, middle circular, and outer longitudinal.

  4. Myenteric plexus - Wikipedia

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    A part of the enteric nervous system, the myenteric plexus exists between the longitudinal and circular layers of muscularis externa in the gastrointestinal tract. It is found in the muscles of the esophagus, stomach, and intestine. [citation needed] The ganglia have properties similar to the central nervous system (CNS). These properties ...

  5. Gastrointestinal tract - Wikipedia

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    The muscularis externa of the stomach is composed of the inner oblique layer, middle circular layer, and the outer longitudinal layer. Between the circular and longitudinal muscle layers is the myenteric plexus. This controls peristalsis. Activity is initiated by the pacemaker cells, (myenteric interstitial cells of Cajal).

  6. Stomach - Wikipedia

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    The middle circular layer: At this layer, the pylorus is surrounded by a thick circular muscular wall, which is normally tonically constricted, forming a functional (if not anatomically discrete) pyloric sphincter, which controls the movement of chyme into the duodenum. This layer is concentric to the longitudinal axis of the stomach.

  7. Basal electrical rhythm - Wikipedia

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    The smooth muscle throughout most of the GI tract is divided into two layers: an outer longitudinal layer and an inner circular layer. [1] Both layers of muscle are located within the muscularis externa. The stomach has a third layer: an innermost oblique layer.

  8. Gastric folds - Wikipedia

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    The gastric folds consist of two layers: Mucosal layer – This layer releases stomach acid. It is the innermost layer of the stomach. [5] It is affected by the hormone histamine, which signals it to release hydrochloric acid (HCl). Sub-mucosal layer – This layer consists of different vessels and nerves, ganglion neurons, and adipose tissue ...

  9. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    The wall has an outer layer of longitudinal muscles, the taeniae coli, and an inner layer of circular muscles. The circular muscle keeps the material moving forward and also prevents any back flow of waste. Also of help in the action of peristalsis is the basal electrical rhythm that determines the frequency of contractions. [34]