What is the role of gastrin in the digestive system? A. to stimulate release of bile and pancreatic juice B. to stimulate gastric secretion C. to activate pepsinogen D. to hydrolyse proteins to polypeptides
Optio B. The role of the gastrin hormone in the digestive system is to stimulate gastric secreation. Gastrin is a peptide hormone usually accountable for improving gastric mucosal growth, gastric motility, and secretion of hydrochloric acid (HCl) into the stomach. It is present in G cells of the gastric antrum and duodenum.
