Muscular layer
The muscular layer is a region of muscle in many organs in the vertebrate body, adjacent to the submucosa. It is responsible for gut movement such as peristalsis. The Latin, tunica muscularis, may also be used.Structure
It usually has two layers of smooth muscle:
However, there are some exceptions to this pattern.
The inner layer of the muscularis externa forms a sphincter at two locations of the gastrointestinal tract:
