Question

Which of the following gastric secretion phase prepares mouth and stomach for food?

(a) Intestinal phase

(b) Gastric phase

(c) Cephalic phase

(d) Early phase

This question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

This interesting question is from Digestive & Excretory System topic in portion Human Physiology of Life Sciences

Answer 1

The correct answer is (c) Cephalic phase

For explanation I would say: Gastric secretion has been divided into three phases, i.e., gastric phase, cephalic phase, and intestinal phase. Cephalic phase refers to the increased secretion of HCl and pepsinogen, which prepares mouth and stomach for the food.