| Submucosal plexus | |
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 The plexus of the submucosa from the rabbit. X 50. | |
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| Latin | plexus nervosus submucosus, plexus submucosus, plexus Meissneri |
| MeSH | D013368 |
| TA98 | A14.3.03.042 |
| TA2 | 6728 |
| FMA | 63252 |
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Thesubmucosal plexus (Meissner's plexus,plexus of the submucosa,plexus submucosus) lies in thesubmucosa of the intestinal wall. The nerves of this plexus are derived from themyenteric plexus which itself is derived from the plexuses of parasympathetic nerves around thesuperior mesenteric artery. Branches from the myenteric plexus perforate the circular muscle fibers to form the submucosal plexus. Ganglia from the plexus extend into themuscularis mucosae and also extend into themucous membrane.
They containDogiel cells.[1] The nerve bundles of the submucosal plexus are finer than those of the myenteric plexus. Its function is to innervate cells in the epithelial layer and the smooth muscle of the muscularis mucosae.
14% of submucosal plexus neurons are sensory neurons – Dogiel type II, also known as enteric primary afferent neurons or intrinsic primary afferent neurons.[2]
Meissners' plexus was described by German professorGeorg Meissner.[3]
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 1177 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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