Acid-Base Balance Flashcards
Is often found in the form of a hydroxyl ion (OH-) or a bicarbonate ion (HCO3-) and binds the H+.
Base
A condition that can result from traveling to high altitudes or hyperventilation, ______ is caused by having too little carbon dioxide in the blood.
Respiratory alkalosis
What are the chemical buffering system used by the body to maintain pH homeostasis?
Bicarbonate, Phosphate, and Protein
Hypoventilation will result in elevated levels of which gas in the blood?
carbon dioxide
Vomiting, constipation, and ingestion of antacids and bicarbonate are all possible causes of ______.
metabolic alkalosis
Fever, stress of the ingestion of food will all cause the rate of cell metabolism to ______.
Increase
The body’s primary method of compensating for conditions of respiratory acidosis or respiratory alkalosis is ________.
renal compensation
The body’s two major physiological buffering systems are?
Renal system and Respiratory system
How long does it take the renal system and respiratory to work? What are some withdrawals?
Renal system is slower, taking hours or days to work.
Respiratory system works within minutes, but cannot handle the amount of pH change that the renal system can.
The body is said to be in a state of acidosis when?
When the pH of the blood falls below 7.35.
Describe what happened to the pH and the carbon dioxide levels during rebreathing.
The minimum PCO2 stayed the same and the max. increased. The min. pH decreased and the max. pH increased.
Describe some causes of respiratory acidosis.
Lung disease, obstructed airway, and depression of the respiratory system in the brain stem.
What condition was stimulated when the PCO2 was lowered?
Respiratory Alkalosis
What condition was stimulated when PCO2 was raised?
Respiratory Acidosis
