Stomach muscularis externa

System Digestive
SNOMED CT 362132003

Stomach muscularis externa

Definition

The smooth muscle layer of the stomach wall that functions to churn and mix food and gastric secretions as well as to move food along the digestive tract to the intestines.

Also known as gastric muscularis, muscle layer of stomach, muscularis externa of stomach, tunica muscularis (gaster), tunica muscularis gastris — per UBERON

The Stomach muscularis externa is a part of the Digestive.

Also identified as