Stomach Body
Stomach Body

Stomach Body

The mucosa of the body of the stomach has much deeper and less coiled gastric glands than that of the cardia. These are deep invaginations that begin as gastric pits. The glands contain mucous cells, chief cells, parietal cells, and enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells. The muscularis mucosa and submucosa are also visible. What does each of the cell types above secrete?
Answer: Mucous cell = mucous, chief cell = pepsinogen, parietal cell = HCl and intrinsic factor, ECL cell = histamine.