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A member asked:
Are there nerve in the stomach, if it is what do they do.
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There are more nerve: cells in the GI track than the brain! Coordination of peristalsis (rhythmic propulsive contractions that move the digested food forward ) is controlled by a web of nerve cells called the myenteric and meissner's plexus. It is not surprising, in retrospect, that some of us think with our stomachs.
Answered 5/18/2016
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