Stomach smooth muscle outer longitudinal layer

System Digestive

Stomach smooth muscle outer longitudinal layer

Definition

The most superficial layer of the muscularis; it has two sections, a longitudinal layer that is common with the esophagus and ends in the corpus, and a longitudinal layer that originates in the corpus and spreads into the duodenum.

Also known as longitudinal layer of gastric muscularis, muscle layer 1 of stomach, outer longitudinal muscle layer of stomach, stratum longitudinale (tunica muscularis)(gaster), stratum longitudinale tunicae muscularis gastricae — per UBERON

The Stomach smooth muscle outer longitudinal layer is a part of the Digestive.