Question

Which of these juices is secreted by pancreas?

• A. trypsin
• B. pepsin
• C. bile juice
• D. Both A and B

Answer 1

The correct option is A

trypsin

The correct option is A.

Explanation of correct option:

1. An essential organ located in the abdomen, which performs an important function of converting the food one consumes into fuel for the cells of the body is the pancreas.
2. It performs two prime functions, that is, as an endocrine gland works to regulate sugar in the blood, and an exocrine gland helps in the process of digestion.
3. The pancreas secretes the enzyme trypsin.
4. It is an enzyme, which helps to digest protein, in the small intestine, dissociates the proteins, and continues the digestion process that started in the stomach.

Explanation of incorrect options:

Option B:

1. Pepsin is an enzyme, which is secreted by the stomach that functions to digest proteins found in the food one ingests.
2. The acid produced in the stomach changes a protein known as pepsinogen into its active form pepsin.

Option C:

1. Bile juice is secreted by the liver, which is later stored in the gallbladder.
2. The gallbladder further discharges the bile juice into the small intestine when the food reaches there.
3. Bile juice does not comprise any kind of enzyme, however, it is required for fat digestion.

Final answer: Trypsin is secreted by the pancreas.