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Assertion: The oesophagus is a thin. long tube which extends anmeriorly passing through the neck, thorax and diaphragm and leads to a J shaped bag like structure called stomach
Reason: Stomach has three major parts-a fundic portion into which the oesophagus open, a cardiac region and pyloric portion which opens into the first part of small intestine.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both the assertion and reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
D

The oesophagus is a thin, long tube which extends posteriorly passing through the neck, thorax and dia- phragm and leads to a 'J' shaped bag like structure called stomach.
Stomach has three major parts-a cardiac portion into which the oesophagus open, a fundic region and py-loric protion which open into the first part of small intestine.
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