0.13 Write the function of HCL in stomach
Assertion and Reason
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
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● HCl does not digest the stomach wall because the mucus secreted by the mucus neck cell protect the wall from excoriation by the highly concentrated HCl. HCl denature the proteins so that the enzyme pepsin can act on it. So, the assertion is correct while the reason is wrong.
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HCL in the gastric juice breakdown the food and digestive enzyme split up the proteins and the gastric juice also killed the harmful bacteria's
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