The stomach is protected from being digested by
A) a layer of surface active phospholipids.
B) surfactants.
C) a layer of epidermal cells.
D) the ability to switch off acid production.
E) production of hydrogen carbonate ions which neutralise the acidity of the partly digested food.
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