stomach muscularis externa

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008856

The smooth muscle layer of the stomach wall that functions to churn and mix food and gastric secretions as well as to move food along the digestive tract to the intestines. [ MP:0010779 ]

Synonyms: tunica muscularis (gaster), muscularis externa of stomach, muscle layer of stomach, gastric muscularis, tunica muscularis gastris

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FMA:14909
SCTID:362132003

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UBPROP 0000010

the muscularis externa in the stomach differs from that of other GI organs in that it has three layers of smooth muscle instead of two

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UBERON:0008856

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Muscle layer of stomach

Term relations

Equivalent to:

muscular coat and part of some wall of stomach

Subclass of:

layer of smooth muscle tissue
muscular coat of digestive tract
mesoderm-derived structure
part of some stomach smooth muscle
contributes to morphology of some wall of stomach
contributes to morphology of some smooth muscle tissue

Related from:

contributes to morphology of

stomach smooth muscle inner oblique layer
stomach smooth muscle outer longitudinal layer
stomach smooth muscle circular layer

part of

stomach smooth muscle inner oblique layer
stomach smooth muscle outer longitudinal layer
stomach smooth muscle circular layer