See Also: circular layer of muscular coat(medicine)
longitudinal layer of muscular coat(medicine)
circular layers of muscular tunics(medicine)
muscular coat(medicine)
muscular coat of stomach(medicine)
muscular coat of ureter(medicine)
muscular coat of trachea(medicine)
muscular coat of uterus(medicine)
muscular coat of colon(medicine)
muscular coat of pharynx(medicine)

circular layer of muscular coat (medicine)


circular layer of muscular coat


The inner, circular layer of the smooth muscle of the muscular coat. Nomina Anatomica lists circular layers of muscular coats (stratum circulare tunicae muscularis...) of the following: 1) colon (... Coli ); 2) rectum (... Recti ); 3) small intestine (... Intestini tenuis ); 4) stomach (... Gastrici ).

Synonym: stratum circulare tunicae muscularis gastricae, stratum circulare tunicae.