gastric glands mucosa

Liver is the largest gland and is found in the upper part of the abdomen on the right side of the body just below the diaphragm. Its secretion is called bile juice. It is alkaline and rich in organic salts called the bile salts. The alkaline nature serves to neutralize the acidic pH..

Salivary Glands - Salivary glands are in the mouth and their secretion is called saliva. Saliva is a slightly alkaline secretion which is 99% water. It consists of proteins like mucin which serves to lubricate the food and also the passage along which the food passes to facilita..

It is secreted by the secretory glands of the stomach wall. They are called the gastric glands. The gastric glands are formed by the infoldings of the epithelium and open into the lumen through the gastric pits. There are two types of..

It is secreted by the secretory glands of the stomach wall. It is highly acidic as it contains hydrochloric acid (HCl). It also contains enzymes like pepsin and renin. Both act on proteins. However, renin is present only in young children. It digests the milk proteins. Pepsin is secreted..

The stretching of the stomach wall and the presence of food in the stomach stimulates the production of gastrin by the gastric mucosa. The target organs of gastrin are the gastric glands which are stimulated to produce gastric juice and also secret..

Secretin is also secreted by the duodenal mucosa, in response to the presence of acidified chyme in the duodenum. The functions of secretin are to inhibit the production of gastric juice and stimulate the production of hydrogencarbonate ions in the pancreatic and bile juice. Th..

Gastric juice - It is secreted by the secretory glands of the stomach wall. They are called the gastric glands. The gastric glands are formed by the infoldings of the epithelium and open into the lumen through the gastric pits. T..

Introduction - A cell, a tissue or an organ, which secretes certain useful chemical compounds required for a particular function, is called a Gland. Thus glands, which are seretory in functions, can be of two types, namely (i) Exocrine glands that have ducts or the ope..

Question: Parotid gland is a /an_______________. 1. gastric gland 2. intestinal gland 3. salivary gland 4. none of the above Answer: ..

The oesophagus opens into the stomach. The stomach lies on the left side of the abdomen. It is a sac-like organ, which is connected to the oesophagus at the anterior by a cardiac sphincter and to the small intestine at the posterior end by a pyloric sphincter. The stomach is an elastic organ with t..