MEDICAL
STOMACH
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Question
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The stomach stretches when food enters. This stretching action causes cells of the stomach to release gastrin, which causes other cells to release products used for digestion. What is the name of the cells that release gastrin?
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Chief
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Parietal
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Enteroendocrine
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Gastrin is a peptide hormone secreted by neuroendocrine G cells in response to a variety of physical and neurohumoral stimuli such as gastric distension, the presence of amino acids, vagal stimulation and histamine.
Detailed explanation-2: -The gastric folds (or gastric rugae) are coiled sections of tissue that exist in the mucosal and submucosal layers of the stomach. They provide elasticity by allowing the stomach to expand when a bolus enters it.
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