Question

Which of the following digestive juices have the minimum pH?

• A. Bile
• B. Saliva
• C. Gastric juice
• D. Pancreatic juice

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Gastric juice

• The pH of gastric acid is 1.5 to 3.5. Parietal cells (also known as oxyntic cells) secrete gastric acid. Gastric acid is a digestive fluid, formed in the stomach. The acid plays a key role in digestion of proteins. Bile juice has PH in between 7-8.saliva has PH of 6.2 to 7.6. The pancreatic juice has PH in between 7.5-8.2.
• So,only gastric juice have the minimum PH in given options.
• The correct option is C.