The parietal cells in the stomach lining secrete hydrochloric acid. This acid creates a highly acidic killing ingested microorganisms, denaturing proteins to facilitate digestion, and activating pepsinogen into pepsin, the main digestive enzyme in the stomach.
Which of the following mineral acids is found in human stomach ?
Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2022 · Topic: Digestive System (Composition and Functions of Digestive Juices: Saliva, Gastric Juice, Pancreatic Juice, Bile, Intestinal Juice)
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