Question

39. Oxyntic cells are found in:
(a) pyloric part of stomach
(b) oesophageal part of stomach
(c) fundic part of stomach
(d) cardiac part of stomach

Answer 1

c...fundic parts of stomach

Answer 2

These cells are located in the gastric glands found in the lining of the fundus and in the cardia of the stomach. They contain an extensive secretory network (called canaliculi) from which the HCl is secreted by active transport into the stomach.