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The wall of the stomach is lined with millions of ……..glands.
a) pancreatic               
b) gastric
c) pyloric                    
d) lingual

b

Explanation: these glands secrete 400-800 ml gastric juice at each meal



Which of the following cells are found in gastric glands?
a) parietal cells and chief cells                       
b) mucus secreting cells
c) hormone-secreting (endocrine) cells
d) all of these

d

 Which of the following is/are secreted by parietal cells of gastric gland?
a) hydrochloric acid   
b) intrinsic factor
c) pepsinogen             
d) both a and b

d

The concentration of H+ ions in the gastric juice can as high as ……….
a) 0.01                        
b) 0.05
c) 0.15                        
d) 2.0

c

Explanation: the pH of gastric juice is somewhat less than 1



In stomach the pepsinogen is synthesized and secreted by…….
a) endocrine cells       
b) chief cells
c) mucus cells             
d) parietal cells

b

Which of the following binds with ingested vitamin B12 and enables it to be absorbed by the intestine?
a) hydrochloric acid   
b) intrinsic factor
c) pepsinogen             
d) mucus

b

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