Question

Succus entericus is
(a) swollen area between ileum & rectum
(b) intestinal juice
(c) any swelling in gut
(d) vermiform appendix

Answer 1

Answer:

(b) intestinal juice

Secreted by walls of small intestine.

Answer 2

Succus entericus is the (b) intestinal juice

• The intestinal juice or the succus entericus is the fluid that is secreted in small amounts in the small intestine.

• This intestinal juice is constituted by the secretions of the mucosal brush border cells along with the secretions of goblet cells.
• It is highly variable and consist of different enzymes like the erepsin, lipase, lactase, maltase and the mucus.