Human Anatomy & Physiology (9th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - The Digestive System - Review Questions - Page 904: 19

Answer

There are nerve plexuses that are recognize as the gut brain or local enteric nervous system. this consists of nerve plexuses in the alimentary canal's wall. It goes throught the whole gastrointestinal tract. The plexuses are stimulated by stimuluses that create short and long reflexes. These local plexuses or the gut brain does short reflexes. The long reflexes are stimulated by external and local stimulses. The gut brain and the ANS are both dealt in this process.

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There are nerve plexuses that are recognize as the gut brain or local enteric nervous system. this consists of nerve plexuses in the alimentary canal's wall. It goes throught the whole gastrointestinal tract. The plexuses are stimulated by stimuluses that create short and long reflexes. These local plexuses or the gut brain does short reflexes. The long reflexes are stimulated by external and local stimulses. The gut brain and the ANS are both dealt in this process.
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