In this area of the stomach adaptive relaxation occurs:

GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY

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A	medial portion
B	proximal portion
C	distal portion
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The gastric cardia is defined as the proximal area of the stomach and is demarcated proximal by the squamocolumnar mucosal boundary (Z-line) and distal by the oxyntic mucosa from the fundus and corpus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Accommodation of the stomach to a meal consists of a relaxation of the proximal stomach, providing the meal with a reservoir and enabling a volume increase without an increase in pressure.

Detailed explanation-3: -Receptive relaxation applies to the proximal stomach and gastric accommodation to the fundus.

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