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The myenteric plexus is located in which layer of the alimentary canal?

A. Mucous
B. Serosa
C. Sumucosa

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Answer:

A) mucous

Step-by-step explanation:

The myenteric plexus is located in which layer of the alimentary canal?

A. Mucous

B. Serosa

C. Sumucosa

Wall of the alimentary canal contains four tissue layers which are

✓ the mucosa

✓ submucosa

✓muscularis

✓serosa.

The mucosa can be regarded as innermost tunic of the wall, which

serves as lines in the lumen of the digestive tract. It contains epithelium, which is an underlying loose connective tissue layer, and it reffered to as " lamina propria" along with thin layer of smooth muscle that is reffered to as" muscularis mucosa" .The myenteric plexus is found in between longitudinal layers as well as circular layer of the muscularis externa. It serves as the one that regulate neuronal intestinal motor function.

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