___ secretes gastric juice which contains hydrochloric acid.
A
Small intestine
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B
Oesophagus
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C
Large intestine
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D
Stomach
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Solution
The correct option is D Stomach Stomach secretes gastric juice. It contains hydrochloric acid which kills the microorganisms which enters along with the food. It also provides acidic medium to the protein digesting enzyme pepsin.