Why Doesn't the Stomach Acid Just Digest Right Through the Wall

question 7

Multiple Choice

Why doesn't the stomach acid just digest right through the wall of the stomach?

• A)It does,we just rebuild the layers faster than they can be digested.
• B)Neutralizers are imbedded in the stomach lining.
• C)The ph of the stomach acid is not low enough to be able to digest the lining.
• D)Food prevents the acid from digesting the wall of the stomach.
• E)The lining of the stomach is protected by mucus.

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Definitions:

Compliance

A social psychology concept where individuals change their behavior in response to an explicit request from others.

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An American social psychologist best known for his controversial experiments on obedience to authority conducted in the 1960s.

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