HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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What is the substance found in the stomach that allows for chemical digestion to take place?
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Gastric Juices
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Saliva
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Bile
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Pepsin is a stomach enzyme that serves to digest proteins found in ingested food. Gastric chief cells secrete pepsin as an inactive zymogen called pepsinogen.
Detailed explanation-2: -The food you chew and swallow is called a bolus. It mixes with the gastric juices secreted by special glands found in the lining of your stomach, which include: Cardiac glands at the top part of the stomach. Oxyntic glands in the main body of the stomach.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gastric juices are liquids found in the stomach. They contain numerous compounds, including hydrochloric acid (HCl), pepsin, lipase, mucin, intrinsic factor, peptides, nucleic acids and electrolytes[1].
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