THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

RECTUM AND ANUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where would you expect to find hydrochloric acid?
A
stomach
B
small intestine
C
liver
D
large intestine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hydrochloric acid is the main component of gastric juice and is secreted by the parietal cells of the gastric mucosa in the fundus and corpus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hydrochloric acid is the aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride gas and the main component of gastric acid, an acid produced naturally in the human stomach to help digest food. Hydrochloric acid is synthetically produced for a variety of industrial and commercial applications.

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