Question

Enumerate Any two functions of the gastric HCL

Answer 1

HCl performs 2 functions in our stomach
1) It acts on pepsinogen and activates it to pepsin so that it can act on food bolus entering the stomach and convert proteins to smaller peptides.
2) It is an acid so it kills germs and bacteria entering our body system through food. Some capsulated bacteria or virus or other microorganisms cannot be killed which later on causes diseases.

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Answer 2

first of all HCL helps in digestion and kill all the germs
SECONDLY it actives another gastric juice called pepsin which act in acidic medium only