enteric plexus

Term ID

UBERON:0000429

Synonyms

• intrinsic nerve plexus
• plexus entericus

Definition

A plexus of autonomic nerve fibers within the wall of the digestive tube, and made up of the submucosal, myenteric, and subserosal plexuses; it contains visceral afferent fibers, sympathetic postganglionic fibers, parasympathetic preganglionic and postganglionic fibers, and parasympathetic postganglionic cell bodies.

References

• BTO:0002437
• EMAPA:35446
• MA:0001147

Ontology

Uberon Ontology