Meissner's Plexus
Meissner's Plexus

Meissner's Plexus

This section of the colon shows the cells of the Meissner's (submucosal) plexus in close association with the smooth muscle of the muscularis mucosa. Colonic crypts lined by epithelial cells supported by the lamina propria are also visible. The nerves in Meissner's plexus innervate epithelial cells and smooth muscle cells of the muscularis mucosa.