Question

What constitutes the gastric juices and write the function of each?

Answer 1

Gastric juices consists of hydrochloric acid and pepsin.

Function of HCL:

The presence of HCl in the body of the stomach causes the activation of enzymes. One of the proteins in HCL is used to convert the enzyme pepsinogen into pepsin.

Function of pepsin:

Pepsin breaks up the peptides from the protein.

Answer 2

Answer:

The constituents of gastric juice are

1 HCl- it kills pathogens present in food and also provides acidic medium for pepsin to activate.

2 Pepsin- a protein digestive enzyme that converts proteins into peptons.

3 Mucus- protects the inner lining of stomach from the harmful effect of HCl.

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