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?

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Secretin is a hormone that stimulates the pancreas to release bicarbonate ions into the small intestine. This bicarbonate-rich fluid neutralizes the acidic chyme (partly digested food) that enters the small intestine from the stomach. This neutralization is necessary to protect the lining of the small intestine from the damaging effects of stomach acid.

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