Längsmuskelschicht
Längsmuskelschicht, or longitudinal muscle layer, is one of the two main muscle coats of the muscularis externa in many hollow organs, consisting of smooth muscle cells arranged along the length of the organ. It lies outside the inner circular layer and together with it forms the muscularis externa that governs gut motility.
In the gastrointestinal tract, the longitudinal layer runs around the circumference of the organ and, in the
Functionally, the longitudinal layer works in concert with the inner circular layer to produce coordinated movements
Nervous control is provided by the enteric nervous system, particularly the myenteric (Auerbach) plexus situated between