Question

$HCl$ is secreted by :

• A. zymogen cells
• B. peptic cells
• C. oxyntic cells
• D. none of these

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

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).