Circumesophageal nerve ring
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Circumesophageal nerve ring
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A circumesophageal or circumpharyngeal nerve ring is an arrangement of nerve ganglia around the esophagus/ pharynx of an animal. It is a common feature of nematodes, molluscs, and many other invertebrate animals, though it is absent in all vertebrate animals and is not structurally possible in simpler ones such as water bears. The nerve ring, also called a nerve collar, creates a complete and closed loop around the food-entry parts of the animal's anatomy. In a typical molluscan arrangement, the
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumesophageal_nerve_ring
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2019-12-24T22:04:06Z
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