Auerbach's plexus
Auerbach's plexus (myenteric plexus) (ow-er-bahks) n. 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]
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