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The hormone that stimulates the stomach to secrete gastric juice is

1. Enterogastrone
2. Enterokinase
3. Renin
4. Gastrin

Correct answer: Gastrin

Solution

Gastrin is produced by G cells in the stomach and stimulates secretion of gastric juice, including acid and enzymes. The other options have different functions: enterogastrone inhibits gastric activity, enterokinase activates trypsinogen, and renin is not the gastric hormone here.

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