Question

question 3 (0.5 points)
what type of stomach cell synthesizes pepsinogen?
○ parietal cell
○ chief cell
○ enteroendocrine cell
○ pepsin cell

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the functions of stomach cells: Parietal cells secrete HCl and intrinsic factor. Chief cells synthesize and secrete pepsinogen (the inactive precursor of pepsin). Enteroendocrine cells secrete hormones. "Pepsin cell" is not a recognized stomach cell type. So the correct cell is the Chief cell.

Answer:

B. Chief cell