Term Name: muscular coat
Synonyms: muscular coat, muscular layer, muscularis, muscularis externa, muscularis layer, muscularis propria, transverse muscular fibers, tunica externa, tunica muscularis
Definition: A region of muscle in many organs in the vertebrate body, adjacent to the submucosa membrane. It is responsible for gut movement such as peristalsis.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0006660]

Relationships
has parts: circular muscle layer of muscular coat longitudinal muscle layer of muscular coat
is a type of: layer of muscle tissue organ component layer
has subtype: esophagogastric junction muscularis propria lower esophagus muscularis layer muscle layer of anal canal muscle layer of cloaca muscle layer of colon muscle layer of duodenum muscle layer of epididymis muscle layer of esophagus muscle layer of ileum muscle layer of infundibulum of uterine tube muscle layer of intestine muscle layer of jejunum muscle layer of large intestine muscle layer of oviduct muscle layer of rectum muscle layer of sigmoid colon muscle layer of small intestine muscle layer of spongiose part of urethra muscle layer of urinary bladder muscular coat of digestive tract muscular coat of seminal vesicle muscular coat of ureter muscular coat of vas deferens muscular layer of prostatic urethra muscular layer of vagina stomach muscularis externa