Exam 20: Acid-Base Balance

Carbonic acid is a "fixed acid."

When buffer systems buffer an acid,a strong acid is replaced with a weak acid.

An increased respiration rate

Lactic acid is the most abundant acid in body fluids.

Metabolism tends to add

Strong acids tend to

Match each term with its definition or description. -A solution with a pH greater than 7.0

A decreased breathing rate reduces the amount of carbonic acid removed and causes a rise in the pH of the blood.

Prolonged respiratory depression can lead to respiratory acidosis.

Patients with a bicarbonate deficit experience

What specifically is the cause of metabolic alkalosis? What diseases or conditions can bring this about?

The proper buffer pair ratio is

Match each term with its definition or description. -General term that describes a condition of low blood pH

Carbonic anhydrase turns water and carbon dioxide into carbonic acid.

Match each term with its definition or description. -A solution that has a pH less than 7.0

The enzyme that converts carbon dioxide and water to carbonic acid is

If the sodium bicarbonate-carbonic acid buffer pair was to buffer a solution of NaOH,the amount of carbonic acid would increase.

Buffer pairs

When the carbonic acid-sodium bicarbonate buffer pair buffers a base

When comparing venous and arterial blood