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stomach muscularis externa

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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. [ MP:0010779 ]

Synonyms: tunica muscularis (gaster), muscularis externa of stomach, muscle layer of stomach, gastric muscularis, tunica muscularis gastris