Digestion of tissues in the stomach wall by gastric juice is usually prevented by
a. only the secretion bicarbonate.
b. a covering of mucus, exclusively.
c. intrinsic factor alone.
d. secretion of bicarbonate and a covering of mucus.
e. secretion of protein-digesting enzymes in inactive form and a covering of mucus plus
intrinsic factor.
D
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