What are the gastric glands? What is its function? How does it help with digestion? [3 MARKS]
Definition: 1 Mark
Function: 1 Mark
Digestion: 1 Mark
Gastric glands are microscopic glandular cells present in the inner lining of the stomach.
The function of the gastric glands is to secrete a gastric juice comprising HCl, pepsin and prorennin.
This gastric juice helps in the digestion of proteins.