This video would answer the following questions
How is HCl secreted in the stomach?
What is gastric acid secretion?
What stimulates HCl secretion?
What is the role of gastric HCl?
What foods increase gastric acid secretion?
How can I reduce stomach acid production?
The gastric chief cells of the stomach secrete enzymes for protein breakdown (inactive pepsinogen, and in infancy rennin). Hydrochloric acid activates pepsinogen into the enzyme pepsin, which then aids digestion by breaking the amino acid bonds, a process called proteolysis.
