!Intestine Smooth Muscle
!!Anatomy
There are ((Organ Walls - Smooth Muscle Layer|smooth muscle cells)) both in the __((Digestive - Colon Mucosa|mucosa))__ (Lamina muscularis mucosae) and in the __gut wall__:
*The __muscularis mucosae__ is composed of several thin layers of smooth muscle fibers oriented in different ways which keeps the mucosal surface and underlying glands in a constant state of gentle agitation to expel contents of glandular crypts and enhance contact between epithelium and the contents of the Lumen.
*The __muscular layer__ aids in the action of continued __peristalsis__ along the gut, while the __((Organ Walls - Submucosa Layer|submucosa))__ contains nerves, blood vessels, and elastic fiber with collagen that stretches with increased capacity, but maintains the __shape__ of the intestine. 
The gastrointestinal tract generates motility using smooth muscle subunits linked by __gap junctions__. These subunits fire spontaneously in either a tonic or a phasic fashion. Tonic contractions are those contractions that are maintained from several minutes up to hours at a time. These occur in the sphincters of the tract, as well as in the anterior stomach. The other type of contractions, called phasic contractions, consist of brief periods of both relaxation and contraction, occurring in the posterior ((Digestive - Stomach Overview|stomach)) and the ((Digestive - Small Intestine Overview|small intestine)), and are carried out by the muscularis externa.

The patterns of GI contraction as a whole can be divided into two distinct patterns, peristalsis and segmentation.
*__Peristalsis__ is one of the patterns that occur during and shortly after a meal. The contractions occur in __wave patterns__ traveling down short lengths of the GI tract from one section to the next. The contractions occur directly behind the bolus of food that is in the system, forcing it toward the anus into the next relaxed section of smooth muscle. This relaxed section then contracts, generating __smooth forward movement__ of the bolus at between 2–25 cm per second.
*__Segmentation__ also occurs during and shortly after a meal within short lengths in segmented or random patterns along the intestine. This process is carried out by longitudinal muscles relaxing while __circular muscles contract__ at alternating sections thereby __mixing the food__. This mixing allows food and digestive enzymes to maintain a uniform composition, as well as to ensure contact with the epithelium for proper absorption.

{img fileId="204" thumb="box"}graphic source: wikipedia
{img fileId="199" thumb="box"}Actin and myosin filaments contract in smooth muscle

!!Brain
Relay:
__Midbrain__ (+/-) 
{img fileId="227" thumb="box"}graphic: Kevin Dufendach, compare __Brain Stem__
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!!Mind
!!!Theme:
Propulsing or retaining and processing a chunk or information.

!!!Emotions and Thoughts:
Suppressed Anger, Resentment (directed towards self)
*I´m getting nowhere with this. 
*It felt like lead in my stomach. 
*I´m stuck. 
*I can´t work it out. 
*My life situation does not improve.

!!!META-Meaning:
*All that I´m taking in, I can digest and forward automatically and fluently.
*I move through any situation with ease and transparency.

!!Organ
Handedness is not relevant for analysis here. 

!!!Stress Phase Symptoms:
Locally increased peristalsis around the location of the stuck morsel, while the rest of the intestine reacts with a reduced peristalsis. This may be diagnosed as diminished or absent peristalsis, as paralytic ileus or as enteroparesis (bowel occlusion). __Local cell proliferation__ (myoma) in the smooth muscles of the intestine can develop and may or may not be accompanied pain. 
Alternating __constipation and diarrhea__ is also common, due to the slower peristalsis involving the major part of the intestinal tract. Diarrhea is a normal vagotonic response in regeneration phase of the gut, but it even appears in general stress situations (__nervous diarrhea__). 

!!!Regeneration Phase Symptoms:
Increased peristalsis in intestinal muscles that can lead to __intestinal colic__. Among the possible symptoms are: diarrhea, colic, digestive problems and nausea. These symptoms are often diagnosed as __infectious gastroenteritis__, so-called gastric flu.

!!!Healing Peak:
First repetition of the local hypertension and overall immobilization of the peristalsis, followed by clonic increased peristalsis of the gut.

!!!Biological Meaning:
The local hypertension and -peristalsis in stress phase helps managing the chunk in the place where it is, by mixing it thoroughly with secrete or absorbing nutrients, water and information, before it is pushed on.
The increase in peristalsis without segmentation in "nervous diarrhea" means to get rid of ballast quickly.

!!Social
!!!Examples:

*A candidate can´t finish her dissertation but needs the title to apply for a desired job.

*An unemployed father of a disabled child is hopeless to find work.

*A person is highly concerned about the inappropriate behaviour of their partner. This problem interferes with their relationship. This cannot go on. The relationship is stuck.

*A man gave in and was ordered around to do things he doesn't approve of. He felt a grudge (also about his own reaction) and his body reacted with a "fast passage" of the food. As he plans to clarify the situation the next day, his gut calms down.

!!Additional Information
The same functional theme of holding back or forwarding the content of the organ is given for all smooth organ muscles like those of the ((Digestive - Esophagus - Muscle layer|esophagus)), intestine, ((Urinary - Bladder muscle and Sphincters|bladder)), ((Reproductive - Uterus - Myometrium|uterus)), blood vessels, and heart (((Circulatory - Myocard - Atria|atrium))). The motoric organ functions and muscles often react together with the secretory functions.

!!!Differential Diagnosis:
__((Digestive - Small Intestine - Jejunum, Ileum|Intestinal Mucosa))__ (Brain Stem +/-), with polyps or adenocarcinoma in the stress phase (indigestion), inflammatory decomposition in the regeneration phase.

__((Organ Walls - Submucosa Layer|Submucosa))/Connective Tissue Layer, ((Digestive - Intestinal Lymphatic Tissue|Lymphatic tissue))__ (Cerebral Medulla -/+) Symptoms in regeneration phase (self-devaluation, choice): Inflammatory and edematous in the first phase. Diagnoses may be lymphoma, inflammatory fibroid polyps, perineurioma and leiomyoma.

__Striated ((Digestive - Anal Sphincter Muscles |sphincter muscles))__ (C. Cortex, C. Medulla -/+) stress phase (identity, position): paresis, paralysis, weakening; Healing Peak: spasms

__Neural lesions__ (Cerebral Cortex -/+)
