Electrical pacemaker of stomach is situated in-
Correct Answer: fundus
Description: Shackelford “The gastric pacemaker, which is located in the body along the greater curvature, stimulates both the filling and mixing of food in the body and antrum.”
• Gastric pacemaker: Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs)
• Location: In body along the greater curvature
• ICCs are critical for the generation of sequential contractions
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