As part of its Open Book Initiative, Pearson Education has established an Internet-based communication policy that alerts educators to any factual or typographical errors or areas of possible misunderstanding in its school programs. Corrections can be made in each printing. Page Location Original Revision Date Posted 162 par. The acidic pH of gastric juice is due to its high concentration of hydrochloric acid.
Hydrochloric acid kills most of the bacteria that are swallowed in food.
The stomach lining contains three types of glands. The intermediate gastric glands secrete gastric juice that has a pH of 1.5 to 2.5. This pH is due to its high concentration of hydrochloric acid, which kills most of the bacteria that are swallowed in food. Previewing the Ch. Deep within every organism, cells are bathed in a fluid that carries needed nutrients to them.