Considering the body’s pH balance is impacted by oxygen intake, why would the pH balance of blood plasma increase with rapid breathing? Conversely, why would the pH balance of blood plasma decrease if a person holds their breath?

Q: Define the following conditions: metabolic acidosis, respiratory acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, and…

A: Extracellular fluid and blood have defined pH. The pH of the blood and extracellular fluid is close…

Q: Resting O2 consumption is about 250 ml/min. Resting CO2 consumption is about 200 ml/min. Both these…

A: Resting metabolic rate is the total number of calories burned when our body is completely at rest.…

Q: In an individual with metabolic acidosis, a clue that the respiratory system is compensating is…

A: Metabolic acidosis develops when too much acid is produced in the body. It can also occur when the…

Q: Rebecca is found to have acidosis. She has elevated PCO2 and [HCO3-]. Which of the following is…

A: Acidosis is a condition in which body fluid contains too much acid. It happens when the lungs and…

Q: What is it called when blood pH is below what it should be?

A: pH - It is defined as the concentration of hydrogen ion.  If pH is 7, then it will be a neutral…

Q: If there were little to no Chloride in the blood, what would happen to CO2 transport and why? Select…

A: When carbon dioxide enters the cellular capillaries, NaCl in blood plasma breaks down to release Cl-…

Q: The carbonic acid equilibria are shown below. Tissues that are aerobically active produce CO2. This…

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Q: Describe the body compensatory mechanisms that would prevail with respiratory and metabolic…

A: Acidosis is a pathological condition wherein the pH of arterial blood is below the normal reference…

Q: Would you expect Bertha's arterial pH levels to change during her exercise? Explain why or why not?

A: The maintenance of the pH of the body is extremely important because it  helps in the maintenance of…

Q: During a severe bout of pneumonia, Eduardo had difficulties breathing. His PaCO2 was elevated and he…

A: Pneumonia is a lung infection caused by microorganisms like fungi, bacteria, or viruses. The…

Q: Exhaled air is ordinarily at body temperature and 100% humidity (i.e., it is fully saturated with…

A: Here is the step-by-step explanation:To estimate the mass of H2O lost each day due to normal…

Q: How would the pH change in the respiratory failure ?

A: RESPIRATORY FAILURE  In this condition the respiration pattern is altered. This leads to a…

Q: Decrease in bicarbonate concentration and decrease of blood pH below 7.35  metabolic acidosis…

A: Due to the fall in bicarbonate level, a condition called primary bicarbonate deficiency occurs. In…

Q: Carbon dioxide that accumulates in the blood can become toxic, inpart because it alters the blood…

A: The pH of blood is maintained at a slightly alkaline range around 7.4.  The ions in the blood act as…

Q: Suppose a person with a severe anxietyattack hyperventilates and exhales CO2faster than his body…

A: Hyperventilation most commonly occurs in people aged 15 to 55 years. When you feel nervous, anxious,…

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A: Hypochloremia is an electrolyte imbalance caused by a low level of chloride in your body. Chloride…

Q: What effect would being in the desert without water for a day have on the osmotic concentration of…

A: Introduction: Whenever there is water loss or water scarcity inside the body, the condition is…

Q: cells of the working tissue as HCO3 - in the blood

A: Transport of Respiratory Gases :

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Q: Compare the roles of buff ers, exhalation of carbon dioxide, and kidney excretion of H+ in…

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Q: What happens to blood pH when blood CO2 levels go upor down? What causes this change?

A: pH : it is a scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution.

Q: When compared to a blood sample from a normally breathing person, a person with pulmonary disease…

A: The respiratory system is involved in gaseous exchange and it is mainly performed by the lungs.…

Q: effects does hyperventilation have on the ph of blood and co2 levels and what is the medical…

A: Hyperventilation is a condition in which a person breathes rapidly and shallowly, resulting in a…

Q: One of the feedback mechanisms for high H+ (low pH) levels in the blood is to increase respiratory…

A: If blood pH drops that means more acidic.  But body has many mechanisms for maintaining blood…

Q: Severely malnourished individuals, depleted of proteins and other solutes in their plasma,…

A: Edema refers to the excess amassing of liquid inside the tissues of the body. It can  emerge as a…

Q: too much carbon dioxide in the blood causes it to become acidic. What is directly responsible for…

A: Respiration is basically the movement of oxygen gas from the outside of the environment to the cells…

Q: Describe what is hypoxia , mechanisms of hypoxia  and it’s biochemical and physiological…

A: Hypoxia is a condition characterized by a deficiency of oxygen supply to the body's tissues and…

Q: Chemistry in Action: Maintaining the pH of the Blood Capillary Capillary Tissues Lungs Erythrocyte…

A: Introduction Equations involved:HHb+ O2⇌ HHbO2.......eqn (i)HHbO2⇌ HbO2-+ H+..........eqn (ii)H++…

Q: How would carbon dioxide loading/oxygen unloading at systemic tissues be affected if a person was…

A: In red blood cells, carbonic anhydrase is to catalyze a reaction that converts CO2 and water into…

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A: The condition when the carbon dioxide produced by the body cannot be removed efficiency from the…

Q: How is the urine affected when the body compensates for respiratory alkalosis (which can occur when…

A: Respiratory alkalosis is a disorder in acid and base proportion due to alveolar hyperventilation.…

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Q: How respiratory system plays a role in regulating blood pH ?

A: Blood pH maintenance within the standard, known as acid-base homeostasis, is a complex synergy…

Q: When a person hyperventilates, what happens to his or her blood pH? A person who is hyperventilating…

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Q: You have seen how breathing patterns can affect blood CO2 and blood pH to cause respiratory acidosis…

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Q: When the blood passes through the lungs, CO₂ is expelled and the hemoglobin picks up oxygen. Place…

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Q: ) Construct a figure that shows how most molecules of CO2 gas is stored in the blood. 2) For each…

A: About 5 - 7 % of CO2 is transported in a dissolved state in plasma. 20 - 25 % of CO2 is transported…

Q: Which of the following can cause metabolic acidosis? heart failure vomiting the acid contents of…

A: Metabolic acidosis is a condition that occurs when the body produces excessive amounts of acid or…

Q: Both the H1 and HCO3 2 ion concentrations in the blood are regulated by the  three major systems.…

A: Three major systems are:- 1-The chemical buffer system for blood 2-The respiratory system for blood…