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Q.Which one of the following is not related to the stomach?

(a) Zymogen cells
(b) Oxyntic cells
(c) Goblet cells
(d) Clisson's capsule
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Glisson's capsule is the fibrous capsule that covers the liver, so it is the odd one out among stomach-related structures — option (d).

Checking each option against stomach histology:

  • (a) Zymogen cells (chief/peptic cells): located in the gastric glands of the stomach, they secrete pepsinogen (the inactive precursor of the protein-digesting enzyme pepsin).
  • (b) Oxyntic cells (parietal cells): also located in the gastric glands, they secrete hydrochloric acid (HCl) and intrinsic factor.
  • (c) Goblet cells: present in the mucous neck cells/surface epithelium of the stomach (and throughout the gut), they secrete mucus that protects the stomach lining from the acidic gastric juice. …

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