The type of tissue that produces digestive juices in the stomach is the gastric gland tissue found in the gastric mucosa layer. These gastric glands contain specialized epithelial cells, including parietal cells, chief cells, mucous neck cells, and enteroendocrine cells.
- Parietal cells secrete hydrochloric acid (HCl) and intrinsic factor.
- Chief cells produce pepsinogen (the precursor to the digestive enzyme pepsin) and gastric lipase.
- Mucous neck cells secrete a type of mucus.
- Enteroendocrine cells produce hormones like gastrin.
Together, these cells produce the gastric juice, a watery acidic fluid, essential for digestion in the stomach.
