What are gastric glands???

1.	What are gastric glands???
Answer» Gastric glands present inside the stomach secrete gastric juice which helps in the digestion of food. These glands secrete gastric juice which contains:1). Pepsinogen: Its active is pepsin. It helps in the digestion of proteins.2) Hydrochloric acid : It kills the germs present in the stomach as well as it maintains an acidic nature which helps the enzyme pepsin to act on proteins.3) Mucuos: It acts as a protective layer for the walls of the stomach against HCL .

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