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1. In infants, defecation often follows a meal . The cause of colonic contractions in the situation is :
- A. The gastrocolic reflex
- B. The gastrocolic reflex
- C. The gastrocolic reflex
- D. The gastrocolic reflex
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The enterogastric reflex is one of the three extrinsic reflexes of the gastrointestinal tract.The enterogastric reflex is stimulated by the presence of acid levels in the duodenum at a pH of 3–4 or in the stomach at a pH of 1.5
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