Multiple choice

What is Enteric nervous system?

  1. It is a complicated assimilate network of neurons in the wall of the gut.

  2. It is controlled by the CNS

  3. It is made up of Meissner's and Auerbach's plexuses.

  4. It regulates the local activity of the gut.

  5. The enteric nervous system develops from neural crest.
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Explanation

The enteric nervous system gets inputs from the parasympathetic and sympathetic parts of the ANS and the gastrointestinal tract also receives a plentiful supply of afferent nerve fibre via vagus nerves and spinal afferent pathways. 

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