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What are the subdivisions of the layer of muscularis?
The subdivisions of the wall layer muscularis externa are the longitudinal layer, circular layer, and oblique layer.
How does the muscularis externa of the stomach relate to the function?
The third layer, the obliquely oriented layer, of smooth muscle in its muscularis externa allows the stomach to churn, mix, and pummel the food, physically reducing it into smaller pieces.
What are the subdivisions of mucosa?
surface epithelium, lamina propria, and muscularis mucosae
What is muscularis propria?
It is the muscular layer of the bladder.
What tissue layer provides for primary digestive motility?
Muscularis (muscle layer)
What are the differences of the wall of the artery and a vein?
The muscularis layer of arteries has a thicker layer of smooth muscle.
What is the function of the muscularis externa in the stomach?
The muscularis externa is the layer of the digestive tube, which consists of smooth muscles. It mixes ingested food with gastric juices so digestion is able to occur.
Which layer of the alimentary canal is responsible for segmentation and peristalsis?
the smooth muscles are responsible for perstalsis and segmentation, so that means its the muscularis externa. :)
The layer that contracts to churn food or move food along?
muscularis
What layer of alimentary canal are the sphincter muscle found?
muscularis extrena
What is the function of the muscularis externa?
The muscularis mucosa separates the lamina propria from the submucosa. It produces local movements of the mucosa. For example, twitching of this muscle layer dislodges food particles that have adhered to the mucosa.
What layer of the small intestines functions to produce involuntary motility and parastalsis?
muscularis
