THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

DUODENUM JEJUNUM AND ILEUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
These glands raise the ph of the chyme entering the small intestines
A
Gastric glands
B
Intestinal glands
C
Brunner’s glands
D
Acini glands
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Glucagon stimulates Brunner’s Gland Secretion.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Brunner glands, which empty into the crypts of Lieberkuhn, secrete an alkaline fluid composed of mucin, which exerts a physiologic anti-acid function by coating the duodenal epithelium, therefore protecting it from the acid chyme of the stomach.

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