KROK 1 2023 – Question 55 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
A patient has been diagnosed with chronic gastritis. Intragastric pH-metry detects decreased acidity of the gastric juice. What cells have a reduced function in this case?
- A. Gastric chief cells
- B. Mucocytes
- C. Gastric parietal cells
- D. Enteroendocrine cells
- E. —
Hint
Think about which cell of the gastric glands makes hydrochloric acid, because lowered acidity means that cell's secretory function is reduced.
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