Food Being Digested in the Stomach Is in a Highly

question 22

Multiple Choice

Food being digested in the stomach is in a highly acidic environment.When the food is released from the stomach into the small intestine,why is the environment no longer acidic?

• A)Secretin increases the flow of bicarbonate ions from the pancreas into the small intestine to neutralize the stomach acid.
• B)Enterokinase activates trypsinogen,thus neutralizing the stomach acid.
• C)Bile salts from the gallbladder neutralize the stomach acid.
• D)When pepsinogen activates pepsin,one result is the neutralization of stomach acid in the stomach.

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