Oxyntic cells secrete HCl which helps in conversion of:

Trypsinogen into trypsin

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Chymotrypsinogen into chymotrypsin

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Pepsinogen into pepsin

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Procarboxypeptidase into carboxypeptidase

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Solution

The correct option is C Pepsinogen into pepsin
HCl helps in conversion of pepsinogen into pepsin. Enterokinase helps in conversion of trypsinogen into trypsin. Trypsin converts all other inactive enzymes of pancreatic juice into their active forms.

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(c) Gastric glands of stomach mucosa have oxyntic cell/chief cells which secrete HCl.
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Q. Match the type of cells with their secretions given under. Choose the answer which gives the correct combination of the alphabets of the two columns.

	List I (Type of cells)		List II (Secretions)
A	Peptic cells	p	Mucus
B	Oxyntic cells	q	Alkaline fluid
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		s	HCl

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Reason- Stomach contains oxyntic cells that produce HCl.

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Oxyntic cells secrete HCl which helps in conversion of:

The correct option is C Pepsinogen into pepsinHCl helps in conversion of pepsinogen into pepsin. Enterokinase helps in conversion of trypsinogen into trypsin. Trypsin converts all other inactive enzymes of pancreatic juice into their active forms.

The correct option is C Pepsinogen into pepsin
HCl helps in conversion of pepsinogen into pepsin. Enterokinase helps in conversion of trypsinogen into trypsin. Trypsin converts all other inactive enzymes of pancreatic juice into their active forms.