5&6 Flashcards
A substance that removes H+ from body fluids
Alkali
Important buffer of ECF
Bicarbonate (HCO3-)
HCO3 buffer system differs from other systems of the body in that it is ________________.
Regulated by both the lungs & the kidneys
Disturbances in acid-base balance that result from a change in [HCO3-] are termed_____________, wherease those resulting from a change in PCO2 are termed _________.
Metabolic acid-base disorders
Respiratory acid- pbase disorders
The kidneys are primarily responsible for regulating ____________, whereas the lungs control _______.
[HCO3-] in ECF
PCO2
Yields sulfuric acid when metabolized
Cysteine, methionine, S-containing AA
Yields Hydrochloric acid when metabolized
Lysine, arginine, histidine
Yields HCO3 when metabolized
Aspartate & glutamate,
Certain organic anions
The kidneys excrete an amt of acid equal to the ______________, and in doing so replenish the HCO3- that is lost. The kidneys must also prevent the loss of _________________.
Production of nonvolatile acids
HCO3 in urine
Both reabsorption of the filtered HCO3- & excretion of acid ar accomplished via ___________.
H+ secretion by nephrons
To excrete sufficient acid, the kidneys excrete H+ wt urinary buffers such as _____
Pi
The kidneys contribute to acid-base homeostasis by…..
Reabsorbing the filtered load of HCO3- &
Excreting an amount of acid equivalent to the amount of nonvolatile acid produced each day
1nM = ?
1 millionth of a mmol
Nervous system activity during acidosis
less excitable neurons
Nervous system activity during alkalosis
Hyperexcitable neurons
CO2 + H2O = ______________ –> + carbonic anhydrase = __________
Carbonic acid
H+ & HCO3
Volatile acids (CO2) are taken cared of by
Resipiratory system
Nonvolatile acids (ex: sulfuric, phosphoric) are taken cared of by _______
The kidneys
In the form of phosphates you form ______
Titratable acids
Most important ECF buffer
Bicarbonate
Extracellular buffers
Bicarb
Inorg phosphates
Pr
Most important ICF buffer
Organic phosphates
ICF buffer in RBC
Hgb
ICF buffers in bone
Mineral phosphates & carbonates