CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2012

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    Secretin and cholecystokinin are the hormones secreted in

    A)  pyloric stomach 

    B)  duodenum

    C)  ileum          

    D)  oesophagus

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    : Duodenum, the first region of small intestine has characteristic rounded Brunners glands. B runners glands secrete large amount of mucus and bicarbonates to protect the duodenal mucosa and to neutralize the acidic chyme arriving from the pylorus. They also secrete 2 hormones - secretin and cholecytokinin under the influence of acid chyme. These two hormones circulate in the blood and stimulate the target organs.


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