Which of the following mechanisms helps prevent gastric juice from digesting the stomach lining?
A) mucus coating the inside surface of the stomach
B) mitosis generating enough new cells to replace the stomach lining every few days
C) the continuous secretion of gastric juice
D) the inactivation of pepsin by hydrochloric acid
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