HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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Hydrochloric Acid
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Chyme
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Antacid
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Acid that is released into the stomach from glands in the stomach wall. It helps digest food. Gastric acid is made of hydrochloric acid.
Detailed explanation-2: -Acid is secreted by parietal cells in the proximal two thirds (body) of the stomach. Gastric acid aids digestion by creating the optimal pH for pepsin and gastric lipase and by stimulating pancreatic bicarbonate secretion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hydrochloric acid contributes to protein digestion by supplying H+ which activates pepsinogen, the precursor to pepsin. Pepsinogen is secreted by chief cells in the gastric glands of the body and antrum of the stomach.
Detailed explanation-4: -Atrophic gastritis. The most common cause is a condition called atrophic gastritis, which is when the cells that secrete stomach juices atrophy and stop working. H. pylori infection. This common bacterial infection affects about half of us in the U.S. Acid-reducing medications. 27-Jun-2022