Which of the following mechanisms helps prevent gastric juice from digesting the stomach lining?

A) mucus coating the inside surface of the stomach
B) contractions of the stomach constantly moving chyme into the small intestine
C) the continuous secretion of gastric juice
D) the inactivation of pepsin by hydrochloric acid


A

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