Question

state the role of acid in the human stomach in brief

Answer 1

The gastric chief cells of the stomach secrete enzymes for protein breakdown (inactive pepsinogen, and in infancy rennin). Hydrochloric acid activates pepsinogen into the enzyme pepsin, which then helps digestion by breaking the bonds linking amino acids, a process known as proteolysis.

Answer 2

Hydrochloric acid is found in stomach it helps to kill harmful bacteria present in our body and make the medium acidic