Acid-Base

Question 1

Where does most acid come from?

Answer 1

CO2 production, excreted through lungs

Question 2

what are non-volatile acids

Answer 2

Acidic byproducts that cannot be removed from lungs, sometimes kidneys or other ways.

Question 3

What are protons buffered by?

Answer 3

blood, not normally filtered

Question 4

What must happen to bicarbonate to avoid acidification

Answer 4

reabsorbification - 100% effective

Question 5

how does bicarbonate effect pH

Answer 5

binds H+ n plasma to raise pH (alkalosis)

Question 6

Under normal vs Alkaline conditions

Answer 6

Normal ~ all bicarbonate reabsorbed
Alkaline ~ some biocarbonate excreted