AFMC AFMC Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    HCl is secreted by :

    A)  zymogen cells  

    B)  peptic cells

    C)   oxyntic cells                     

    D)   none of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     Oxyntic cells or parietal cells are hydrochloric acid-secreting cells of the gastric pits of stomach, whereas, peptic cells or zymogen cells secrete gastric digestive enzymes as proenzymes or zymogens (pepsinogen and prorennin).


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