Term Name: stomach muscularis externa
Synonyms: gastric muscularis, muscle layer of stomach, muscularis externa of stomach, tunica muscularis (gaster), tunica muscularis gastris
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
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0008856]

Relationships
is part of: stomach smooth muscle wall of stomach
has parts: stomach smooth muscle circular layer stomach smooth muscle inner oblique layer stomach smooth muscle outer longitudinal layer
is a type of: layer of smooth muscle tissue mesoderm-derived structure muscular coat muscular coat of digestive tract