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Digestive Enzymes in the Stomach

HCl secreting...

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HCl secreting cells present in the stomach are

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Peptic cells

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Chief cells

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Oxyntic cells

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Mucus neck cells

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Solution

The correct option is C Oxyntic cells
Peptic or chief cell: Secrete the proenzyme pepsinogen
Mucus neck cell: Secrete mucus
Oxyntic or parietal cells: Secret HCl and intrinsic factor.

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