stomach smooth muscle outer longitudinal layer

Term ID

UBERON:0008863

Synonyms

• muscle layer 1 of stomach
• outer longitudinal muscle layer of stomach

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 http://medimagery.com/anatomy/stomach/layers-of-the-stomach.html

References

Ontology

Uberon Ontology