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Question 18M.3.HL.TZ2.20b

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Date May 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 18M.3.HL.TZ2.20b
Level HL Paper 3 Time zone TZ2
Command term Outline Question number b Adapted from N/A
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18M.3.HL.TZ2.20b
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Outline how gastric acid is produced in the stomach.

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a. sight/smell/«presence of» food in stomach stimulates nervous system 

b. nervous system/vagus nerve stimulates gastric glands «to produce gastric acid» 

c. gastrin controls release of gastric acid 

d. parietal cells «are stimulated to» release gastric/hydrochloric acid/HCl 

e. acidity maintained by the proton pump/H+/K+ ATPase