The gastric phase of gastric secretion

A) decreases the release of gastrin in the stomach.
B) is triggered by taste, sight, thought, or smell of food.
C) is mediated by impulses on sympathetic nerves.
D) leads to the greatest volume of gastric secretion.
E) leads to the least volume of gastric secretion.

Gastric Phase

A phase of digestion that occurs in the stomach, initiated by the presence of food, which triggers acid secretion and gastric enzyme activity.

Gastrin

Hormone secreted in the mucosa of the stomach and duodenum that stimulates the secretion of hydrochloric acid by the parietal cells of the gastric glands.

Gastric Secretion

The process of producing and releasing fluids containing hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes by the stomach lining.