The myenteric plexus is well developed in the ... centripetally through the circular muscle layer, giving rise to submucosal plexus. The esophagus is a flattened muscular tube of 18 to 26 cm ...

How does the gut microbiota impact the nervous and mucosal immune systems? The enteric nervous system (ENS) consists of two ganglionated neural networks within the gut wall known as the myenteric ...