Muscular layer

Muscular layer
Histological section of the ureter, showing the thick muscular layers surrounding the lumen.
Details
Identifiers
Latintunica muscularis
TA98A05.4.01.010
A05.5.01.021
A05.6.01.004
A05.7.01.004
A05.7.03.011
A05.7.04.009
A05.8.02.008
A08.1.05.010
A08.2.01.006
A08.3.01.010
A09.1.02.012
A09.1.04.010
A09.2.03.007
A09.3.05.009
A09.4.02.011
A09.3.06.003
A09.4.02.018
A09.4.02.027
Anatomical terminology

The muscular layer (muscular coat, muscular fibers, muscularis propria, muscularis externa) is a region of muscle in many organs in the vertebrate body, adjacent to the submucosa. It is responsible for gut movement such as peristalsis. The Latin, tunica muscularis, may also be used.