Submucosal plexus
PART OF THE ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Plexus of the submucosa; Meissner plexus; Secondary plexus; Plexus nervosus submucosus; Plexus submucosus; Plexus Meissneri; Meissner's plexus; Submucous plexuses; Submucous plexus
The submucosal plexus (Meissner's plexus, plexus of the submucosa, plexus submucosus) lies in the submucosa of the intestinal wall. The nerves of this plexus are derived from the myenteric plexus which itself is derived from the plexuses of parasympathetic nerves around the superior mesenteric artery.