Question

The scientist who found secretion of gastric juice to be under control of nervous system was

• A. Ernest Starling
• B. Reamur
• C. Spallanzani
• D. Both B and C

Answer 1

The correct option is A Ernest Starling

• Secretin was the first hormone to be identified. In 1902, William Bayliss and Ernest Starling were studying how the nervous system controls the process of digestion.
• It was known that the pancreas secreted digestive juices in response to the passage of food (chyme) through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum. Hence, The scientist who found secretion of gastric juice to be under control of the nervous system was Ernest Starling.

So, the correct answer is 'Ernst starling'.