How Does the Product of Parietal Cells Help in the Digestion

question 49

Multiple Choice

How does the product of parietal cells help in the digestion process in the stomach?

• A) It prevents the splitting of short-chain triglycerides into fatty acids and monoglycerides.
• B) It stimulates the secretion of hormones that promote the flow of bile and pancreatic juice.
• C) It inhibits the breakdown of protein chains into smaller peptide fragments.
• D) It facilitates the deactivation of the enzyme pepsin.
• E) It provides a suitable environment for the production of pepsinogen from the G cells.

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Definitions:

Arginine

An essential amino acid that plays a key role in the urea cycle, helping to detoxify ammonia in the body and involved in protein synthesis.

Glutamine

An amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins, playing a role in acid-base balance in the body.

Predominant Form

The most stable or common form of a substance or molecular structure under given conditions.

Aqueous Solution

A solution in which water is the solvent.