Secretions of the pancreas neutralize the
a. acidic chyme entering the duodenum.
b. acidic chyme leaving the duodenum.
c. bolus flowing down the esophagus.
d. low-density lipoproteins leaving the liver.
A
Pancreatic secretions contain bicarbonate that decreases the acidity of chyme from the stomach. Acidic chyme enters the duodenum, neutralized chyme leaves the duodenum. The bolus goes down the esophagus but is not acidic until it is mixed with acidic stomach secretions. Low-density lipoproteins leave the liver in the blood stream and are not affected by pancreatic secretions into the intestines.
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