Human Biology, 14 Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 1-25924-574-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-25924-574-9

Chapter 9 - Assess - Page 194: 6

Answer

a.

Work Step by Step

Gastric juice is not made by the pancreas; rather, it is made by the gastric glands of the stomach. Gastric juice contains pepsin (an enzyme that digests proteins) and hydrochloric acid, which gives gastric juice a pH of 2.
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