Auerbach ganglia

Au·er·bach gan·gli·a

(ow'ĕr-bahk), collections of postsynaptic parasympathetic nerve cells in the myenteric plexus. See: myenteric (nerve) plexus.

Auerbach,

Leopold, German anatomist, 1828-1897. Auerbach ganglia - collections of parasympathetic nerve cells in the myenteric plexus.Auerbach plexus - a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies lying in the muscular coat of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Synonym(s): myenteric plexus