Digestive System
Circular Muscular Layer of Cecum (Posterior)
Stratum musculare circulare caeci
Read moreStructure/Morphology
The muscular layer of the cecum, like the small intestine, consists of an inner circular layer and an outer longitudinal layer of smooth muscle fibers.
Related parts of the anatomy
Key Features/Anatomical Relations
The circular layer of smooth muscle fibers surrounds the mucosal and submucosal layers of the cecum.
Function
The coordinated contractions of the longitudinal and circular muscular layer of the cecum are responsible for producing peristaltic contractions of the gut, thus propelling the ingested substance through the lumen of the gut.
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Cecum
The cecum is the commencement of the large intestine and is the portion located below a transverse line passing just above the ileocecal valve.
