Zymogenic cells of gastric gland secrete

Pepsinogen

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Trypsin

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Pepsin

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Chymotrypsin

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Solution

The correct option is A Pepsinogen
The zymogenic cells of the gastric gland are also called as gastric chief cells or peptic cells. It secretes pepsinogen and chymosin. Pepsinogen is a zymogen. It is activated into the pepsin, a digestive enzyme after mixing with hydrochloric acid of gastric juice.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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