Auerbach's Plexus

	Interactive Java Tutorial
ATTENTION Our servers have detected that your web browser does not have the Java Virtual Machine installed or it is not functioning properly. Please install this software in order to view our interactive Java tutorials. Visitors using the Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers can download the appropriate software from the websites where the browsers are distributed. Please do not contact us for information about specific URLs where this software can be obtained.

Auerbach's plexus lies between the longitudinal (outer muscle layer) and circular muscular (inner) coats of the duodenum. Peristaltic movements of digesting material originate in the muscles (myogenic) and are initiated by local reflexes. The peristaltic reflex can occur without any neural connections to the brain or spinal cord. Stimulation of the sympathetic nerves inhibits movements while parasympathetic stimulation accelerates peristalsis.