Physiologically, a mammal could deal with acidosis (decreased blood pH) by O not exhaling/keeping carbon dioxide. O breathing out/releasing carbon dioxide. O making no changes to breathing.

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Bicarbonate buffers
H* + HCO5
pK-6.1
reaction 1
H,CO3
Aqueous phase
(blood in capillaries)
reaction 2
H20
H,0
CO2(d)
reaction 3
Gas phase
(lung air space)
CO2(g)
Transcribed Image Text:Bicarbonate buffers H* + HCO5 pK-6.1 reaction 1 H,CO3 Aqueous phase (blood in capillaries) reaction 2 H20 H,0 CO2(d) reaction 3 Gas phase (lung air space) CO2(g)
Physiologically, a mammal could deal with acidosis (decreased blood pH)
by
O not exhaling/keeping carbon dioxide.
O breathing out/releasing carbon dioxide.
O making no changes to breathing.
Transcribed Image Text:Physiologically, a mammal could deal with acidosis (decreased blood pH) by O not exhaling/keeping carbon dioxide. O breathing out/releasing carbon dioxide. O making no changes to breathing.
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