This reflex starts from the stomach towards the brainstem and returns to the stomach to reduce the tone of the muscle wall, which is distended to accumulate progressive amounts of food.

GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY

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A	gastrocolic reflex
B	ileocolic reflex
C	mass reflex
D	Reflejo vagovagal

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The gastrocolic reflex is a physiological reflex that controls the motility of the lower gastrointestinal tract following a meal. As a result of the gastrocolic reflex, the colon has increased motility in response to the stretch of the stomach with the ingestion of food.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition and Clinical Features The core feature of spasticity is the exaggeration of stretch reflexes. The result is the velocity-dependent increase in resistance of a passively stretched muscle or muscle group.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Monosynaptic Stretch Reflex The pathway starts when the muscle spindle is stretched (caused by the tap stimulus in the knee jerk reflex). The muscle spindles are responsible for detecting the length of the muscles fibres. When a stretch is detected it causes action potentials to be fired by Ia afferent fibres.

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