Multiple choice

Pepsinogen is secreted by

  1. gastric glands

  2. intestinal glands

  3. chief cells

  4. parietal cells
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Pepsinogen is secreted by chief cells. The chief cells have an extensive network of landler rough endoplasmic reticulum organised around the nucleus. They also contain many large secretory vesicles filled with digestive enzymes in the pilar cytoplasm.

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