Chief Cells ________

Question

Chief cells ________.
A) are gastric glands
B) produce mucin
C) are found in the intestine
D) produce HCl

Accepted Answer

Chief cells are a type of cell found in the gastric glands of the stomach, not the intestine, and they are responsible for secreting pepsinogen, an inactive form of the enzyme pepsin, not HCl or mucin.