The greater the pKa of an acid, the _________ the acid is.   Stronger or weaker?

Q: A 42 year old man with severe stomach pain has been admitted to the hospital. His ABG results are as…

A: Acid-Base Balance and ABG Interpretation:The human body maintains a tightly regulated acid-base…

Q: discuss any complications of acidity or alkalinity of foods on another organ or system in the body?…

A: pH is the measure of the strength of H+ ion or Hydronium ions in solution. pOH is the measure…

Q: Ms Young presents to the emergency room department in respiratory distress. The respiratory…

A: Blood is the liquid connective tissue that is mainly responsible for the transportation of gases,…

Q: Two of the key carbonic anhydrases are in the muscles and in the lungs. What would you expect the…

A: The major difference between the carbonic anhydrases in muscles and lungs lies in their respective…

Q: When vomit is diluted, does the pH increase or decrease? Explain.

A: Vomit is a partially digested mixture of food, digestive juices, and other substances that can be…

Q: Nitrate is more oxidized than urea.

A: Nitrate is an anion that has one nitrogen with three oxygen atoms. Nitrates are generally found in…

Q: Give 10 or more Importance of maintaining acid base equilibrium in our body.

A: The human body auto-regulates the mechanism of acid-base maintenance and proceeds several biological…

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: Bicarbonate is one of the main buffers of the blood, andphosphate is the main buffer of the cells.…

A: The buffer system in the body is used to maintain the pH of the different organs, cells, and blood.…

Q: hen dissolved in water a blank donates H+ and blank  accepts H

A: An acid is compound when mixed in a solution, it releases hydrogen ions (H+). Acid such as HCl is a…

Q: Which of the following is a nitric acid based decalcifying agent? Von Ebner's fluid Zenker's fluid…

A: A decalcifying agent is a substance that helps to remove calcium deposits from surfaces.

Q: Definitions of acidosis and alkalosis are provided. In this system, what role do buffers play?

A: The process of formation of ketone bodies is known as ketogenesis. Ketone bodies include…

Q: Determine main cause of Acid-Base Disturbance with compensation (if there is one) pH=7.50…

A: Acid base disturbance are common clinical conditions occurs when changes in pH due to changes or…

Q: A patient presents to the emergency department unconscious, after ingesting a bottle of temazepam.…

A: Temazepam is one of the well-known drugs from the class of benzodiazepines that has the ability to…

Q: the chemistry behind the buffer system in blood.

A: In biological research, buffers are frequently used to keep the pH of particular processes constant.…

Q: Why RBCs burst when kept in distilled water.

A: Blood is a body fluid in humans and other animals. It delivers necessary substances such as oxygen…

Q: During gaseous transport, the chloride ions shifts from _______ to _______ to maintain the ionic…

A: During respiration(internal), the chloride ions shift from plasma to RBC to maintain ionic balance.…

Q: Harry ate a late meal at a cheap diner on the way home from work.A couple of hours later, he vomited…

A: Acidosis is a condition in which the blood becomes too acidic. there are two types of acidosis.…

Q: Which of the following depicts the mild alkalosis? Select one: a. pH=7.33 Ob. pH=7.45 O c. H=7.65…

A: The collecting duct of kidney participates in reabsorption and secretion of selective ions into…

Q: Buffers are mixtures of a weak acid and a weak base that combine with a strong acid or base to limit…

A: A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more things. The minor component of a solution is…

Q: Metabolic alkalosis

A: Metabolic alkalosis is a medical condition of body ;that refers to a condition where excess of…

Q: When electrolytes are deficient, a person may experience ____________, a desire to eat salty foods.

A: Electrolytes are substances that produce electrically conducted (charged) solutions when mixed in a…

Q: he greatest loss of fluid electrolytes normally occurs as a result of __________ function.

A: Our human body requires a specific pH to function normally and so do many other organisms. Our lungs…

Q: The blood pH of a patient is 7.30. What condition doesthis patient have, and what are the symptoms?

A: Blood pH referred to as the measurement of blood acidity and basicity. pH that lies below 7 said to…

Q: Which of the following is the weakest acid? Select one: O a. pka=4.02 O b. pka=4.76 O c. pka=3.55 O…

A: The stronger the acid and the weaker the base will be, the bigger the value of Ka. The base will be…

Q: Normal blood pH is maintained by balancing the components of the bicarbonate-carbonic acid buffer…

A: Bicarbonate

Q: Radiation therapy may damage the mucosa of the stomach and intestines. What effect might this have…

A: Electrolytes are present in the food. So, the primary mode of intake of the electrolytes is form…

Q: Why would a deviation in blood pH result in death?

A: The acidity and alkalinity of the blood is measured in terms of pH. the normal pH of the blood is…

Q: Mr. Jones has COPD, an obstructive respiratory disorder. An arterial blood gas (ABG) sample was…

A: COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It is a progressive and chronic respiratory…

Q: A newborn exhibits signs of respiratory distress due to the lack of surfactant. She has signs of low…

A: The respiratory distress in the new-born causes neonatal morbidity and mortality. Premature infants…

Q: In no more than two sentences each describe electroporation

A: There are several methods or techniques that allow us to introduce foreign DNA into the host cell,…

Q: In your textbook, read about acid precipitation. Refer to the map of the United States and the key.…

A: Acid rain denotes to any kind of precipitation with acidic particles.

Q: Describe the blood hydrogen carbonate buffer system. What happens when blood acidity rises? Show the…

A: The most important buffer system in the body for maintaining acid-base balance in the blood is the…

Q: Define acidosis and alkalosis. What roles do buffers perform in this system?

A: Buffers play a very important role and work as a defense mechanism to the extreme changes in pH.…

Q: Determine if an under-regulated (a hyper- condition) or an over-regulated (a hypo- condition) is the…

A: Sodium is an element having the symbol Na and atomic number 11.In human body,sodium is very vital…

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A: The three major buffer systems of our body are the carbonic acid bicarbonate buffer system,…

Q: Which electrolytes are not harmful to metabolic processes when they are at excessive levels

A: Introduction: Those minerals and other body fluids in the body that convey an electric charge are…

Q: 12- 10- 8- 6- 4- 2- 0- 20 40 60 80 Volume of NaOH (mL) Hd

A: The titration curve is the graphical representation of pH. The pH is greater than 7 for weak acid…

Q: What are the body’s three major chemical buffer systems? What is the most important buffer inside…

A: pH regulation is an important component of the acid-base homeostasis mechanism. This regulation is…

Q: Define the following terms:a. bufferb. acidosisc. alkalosisd. pHe. pKa

A: Every organelle in a cell maintains a fixed homeostatic pH. The maintenance of pH is done through…

Q: A buffer is composed of a weak acid and its _____________ base

A: Buffer is a solution containing an acid and a base, or a salt, that tends to maintain a constant…

Q: Ions will flow _________ a concentration gradient.       Around   Up   Down   Parallel to

A: The movement of ions depends on the concentration gradient of the ion across a membrane.