Meissner plexus


sub·mu·co·sal (nerve) plex·us

[TA] a gangliated plexus of unmyelinated nerve fibers, derived chiefly from the superior mesenteric plexus, ramifying in the intestinal submucosa. Synonym(s): plexus (nervosus) submucosus [TA], Meissner plexus, Remak plexus

Meissner plexus

An autonomic plexus in the submucosa of the alimentary tube that regulates secretions of the mucosa.

Meissner,

Georg, German anatomist and physiologist, 1829-1905. Meissner corpuscle - Synonym(s): tactile corpuscleMeissner ganglionMeissner plexus - a gangliated plexus of unmyelinated nerve fibers. Synonym(s): submucosal plexus