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fluid, electrolyte, and acid - base imbalance
Question | Answer |
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when blood pH falls below 7.35 as a result of an elevated concentration of hydrogen ions what occurs? | Acidosis |
whn blood pH increses above 7.45 what occurs? | Alkalosis |
What are buffers? | Buffers are substances that attempt to maintain pH range or Hydorgen ion concentration in the presence of added acids or bases. |
what are the 3 important buffer systems occuring in the body? | the bicarbonate buffer system, the phospate buffer system and the protein buffer system. |
where is the bicarbonate buffer system found and what is it? | the bicarbonate buffer system is found in both extracellular and intracellular fluids and is the bodys primary buffer system. |
what are the components of the bicarbonate buffer system? | carbonic acid and sodium bicarbonate. |
the phosphate buffer system is involved in regulating the pH of intracellular fluid and the fluid of what? | the kidney tubules/ |
it has two phosphate compounds? | sodium monohydrogen phosphate and sodium dihydrogen phosphate. |
Proteins are complex substances formed when what bond | when amino acids bond |
each amino acid contains what? | A carboxyl group and an amino group. |
where is the protein buffer system found? | inside cells especially in the hemoglobin of red blood cells where the proteins can act to maintain the pH inside the cell. |
where else is the protein buffer system found? | in the plasma. |