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As pH goes down, a:
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Solution becomes more basic
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Solution’s hydrogen ion concentration decreases
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Solution becomes more acidic
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Solution thickens
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Blood is slightly alkaline:
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The respiratory and urinary systems can serve as physiologic buffer systems:
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Acidosis causes:
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Hyperventilation
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Hypoventilation
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An increase in blood pH
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Increase in K+ excretion
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Respiratory mechanisms are much more effective in expelling hydrogen ions than are urinary mechanisms:
Pregunta 6
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Which of the following organs is considered the most effective regulator of blood carbonic acid levels:
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Kidneys
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Intestines
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Lungs
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Stomach
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In renal compensation of acidosis:
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H+ secretion increases; bicarbonate reabsorption increases
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H+ secretion increases; bicarbonate reabsorption decreases
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H+ secretion decreases; bicarbonate secretion increases
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H+ secretion decreases; bicarbonate reabsorption increases
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Which of the following accept H+ in water:
Pregunta 9
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Maintenance of body fluid pH is the result of:
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Operation of various buffer systems
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Response of respiratory system
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Response of urinary system
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All of the above
Pregunta 10
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When normal buffer mechanisms are stressed by excessive numbers of H+ ions, which of the following will result:
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Acidosis
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Alkalosis
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Neither of these
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With each expiration, which substances leave the body?
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a. CO2
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b. H2O
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c. O2
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d. Both a and b
Pregunta 12
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Which of the following substances releases H+ in water
Pregunta 13
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Which of the following is NOT a buffer system:
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A falling blood pH and a rising concentration of carbon dioxide, both due to emphysema indicate
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Acidosis
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Alkalosis
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Neither of these
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Carbon dioxide present In venous blood causes it to become slightly more basic than arterial blood
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Chemical buffers are fast acting
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An increase in blood pH above normal (alkalosis) causes hypoventilation
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What happens as blood flows through lung capillaries
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Substances that are present in the plasma that prevent drastic changes in pH of body fluids
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Buffers
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Inhibitors
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Accelerators
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Activators
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High CO2 levels in body fluids will result in the formation of carbonic acid as CO2 readily reacts with
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oxygen
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water
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carbonic acid
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carbon monoxide
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sodium chloride
Pregunta 21
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Which of the following describes the pH of blood
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7.21-7.49
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7.00-7.20
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7.35-7.45
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7.50-7.77
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Mr. B’s plasma pH is determined to be 7.2. Which of the following might you expect to observe indicating compensation is occurring:
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An increase in respiration rate
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A decrease in respiration rate
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No change in respiration rate
Pregunta 23
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If the H+ concentration of blood increases, bicarbonate ions in the plasma act as buffers by: