NEETZoologyChemical Coordination and Integration
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Gastrin acts on the exocrine pancreas and stimulates secretion of water and bicarbonate ions Reason: Secretin acts on the gastric glands and stimulates the secretion of hydrochloric acid and pepsinogen
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
Secretin acts on the exocrine pancreas and stimulates secretion of water and bicarbonate ions. Gastrin acts on the gastric glands and stimulates the secretion of hydrochloric acid and pepsinogen