Musculoenteric Plexus

Introduction

The myenteric plexus or enteromuscular plexus is a special type of peripheral nerve cluster that provides neuromotor support to the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract and abdominal organs. Located in the middle lumbar spine, they coordinate their work with the motor neurons of the parasympathetic nuclei of the cranial and cerebral ganglia. These plexuses are called muscular intestinal (pseudobombax), as they consist of a double type of cells (smooth muscles and neurons innervating these muscles), which are located in the surrounding tissues simultaneously. A detailed study of the functionality, biochemical structure and structure of these associations will likely explain many disorders of normal motor function and intestinal structure - the main cause of many gastrointestinal diseases, such as ulcers, Crohn's disease, ischemia, neuropathy, etc.

Description

Let's look at the anatomy of the muscular plexus (MPP).