Question

Lining of the stomach is protected by __.

Answer 1

Small pores called gastric pits to contain many exocrine cells that secrete digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid into the lumen, or hollow region, of the stomach. Mucus is a thick fluid secreted by the inner lining of the stomach. Mucous cells found throughout the stomach lining and gastric pits secrete mucus to protect the stomach from its own digestive secretions.