RAJASTHAN PMT Rajasthan - PMT Solved Paper-2010

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    What will happen if the secretion of parietal  cells of gastric gland is blocked with an inhibitor?

    A)  Gastric juice will be deficient in chymosin

    B)  Gastric juice will be deficient in pepsinogen

    C)  In the absence of HCl secretion, inactive pepsinogen is not converted into the active enzyme pepsin

    D)  Enter kinase will not be released from the duodenal mucosa and so trypsinogen is not converted to trypsin

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Gastric glands are numerous microscopic tubular glands formed by the epithelium of stomach. The parietal cells (oxyntic cells) are large and most numerous on the side walls of gastric glands. They secrete hydrochloric acid.


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