respiratory system 2

Question 1

what do high carbonic acid levels indicate

Answer 1

respiratory acidosis

Question 2

what do low carbonic acid levels indicate

Answer 2

metabolic acidosis

carbonic acid reduces to compensate for high metabolic acids

Question 3

what is a normal pH

Answer 3

7.4

+ or - 0.05

Question 4

pH in acidosis

Answer 4

< 7.35

Question 5

pH in alkalosis

Answer 5

> 7.45

Question 6

what aspect of haemoglobin does CO2 react with and what molecule does it form

Answer 6

reacts with the globin aspect

forms carbamino haemoglobin

Question 7

what are the %’s of CO2 in plasma and in RBC’s

Answer 7

30% in RBC’s

70% in plasma