Gastric Juice in the Stomach is Composed Of

Question

Gastric juice in the stomach is composed of
A) HCL, fluids secreted from gastric glands, pepsinogen.
B) chyme, HCL, mucus.
C) HCL, secretin, saliva.
D) pepsinogen, secretin, serosa.
E) fluids from gastric glands only.

Accepted Answer

Gastric juice in the stomach is primarily composed of hydrochloric acid (HCL), fluids secreted from gastric glands, and pepsinogen, which is an inactive enzyme that is converted to pepsin in the presence of HCL.