What is the most important nerve of the digestive tract?

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Linica Uday
Nov 2, 2016

The myenteric plexus is the major nerve supply to the gastrointestinal tract and controls GI tract motility.

Explanation:

It is a part of the enteric nervous system and exists between the longitudinal and circular layers of muscularis externa in the gastrointestinal tract. It is found in the muscles of the esophagus , stomach and intestines.

The meyenteric plexus provides motor innervation to both layers of the muscular gut, having both parasympathetic and sympathetic input.

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