THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

GALLBLADDER AND EXCRETORY SYSTEM OF THE LIVER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the four things that make up the digestive juices in the stomach?
A
Hydrochloric Acid, Water, Enzymes, Blood
B
Enzymes, Hydrochloric Acid, Water, Chyme
C
Mucus, Water, Hydrochloric Acid, Enzymes
D
Water, Mucus, Pepsin, Amylase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The stomach plays a critical role in the early stages of food digestion. Asides from squeezing and churning the food bolus, it also secretes a mixture of compounds, collectively known as “gastric juice.” Gastric juice comprises water, mucus, hydrochloric acid, pepsin, and intrinsic factor.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 4 main digestive enzymes are carbohydrases, proteases, lipases, and nucleases.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gastric Secretions The stomach secretes water, electrolytes, hydrochloric acid, and glycoproteins, including mucin, intrinsic factor, and enzymes (Fig.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are five digestive juices, viz., saliva, gastric juice, pancreatic juice, succus entericus (intestinal juice) and bile, secreted from salivary, gastric, pancreatic, intestinal and hepatic gland respectively, which are poured in the alimentary canal at its different levels successively from oral to aboral side.

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