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  Myenteric (Auerbach´s) plexus

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 1. Submucosa

 2. Circular muscle layer

 3. Auerbach´s plexus

 4. Longitudinal muscle layer

           Close-Up View

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This image shows a myenteric (Auerbach´s)  plexus sandwiched between the outer longitudinal and inner circular smooth muscle layers of  the muscularis externa.   Note in the magnified view that each plexus contains a ganglion (collection of nerve cell bodies).

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