35.Which of the following acids is synthesized in human stomach? [A] Hydrochloric acid [B] Sulphuric acid [C] Nitric acid [D] Phosphoric acid
The best-known component of gastric juice is hydrochloric acid, the secretory product of the parietal, or oxyntic cell. It is known that the capacity of the stomach to secrete HCl is almost linearly related to parietal cell numbers.