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  4. In the gastro-intestinal tract die Meissners plexus and the Auerbachs plexus occur respectively in the

Q. In the gastro-intestinal tract die Meissners plexus and the Auerbachs plexus occur respectively in the

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Solution:

Intestinal submucosa is a loose connective tissue layer which is richly supplied with blood and lymphatic blood vessels. This layer contains plexus of nerve cells and sympathetic nerve fibres called Missiners plexus or submucosal plexus. The plexus having nerve cells and parasympathetic fibres, located in the muscularis externa is known as Aurebachs or Myenteric plexus.