Assertion: Oxynic cells are minor salivary glands.
Reason: Oxyntic cells stain strongly with eosin.

Options

A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but, Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
C. Assertion is true, but reason is false
D. Assertion is false, but Reason is true

Answer

D

Explanation

Side walls of gastric contain numerous oxyntic cells or parietl cells.
They are called oxyntic cells because they stain strongly with eosin. They are also called parietal cells as they lie against the basement membrane. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) and castle intrinsic fact are secreted by these cells.