biochemistry

Question 1

what controls the retention/excretion of CO2

Answer 1

the lungs

Question 2

what controls the retention/excretion of H2CO3

Answer 2

the kidneys

Question 3

what is acidaemia

Answer 3

increased H+ concentration

Question 4

what is alkalaemia

Answer 4

decreased H+ concentration

Question 5

what is the role of compensation in acid-base balance

Answer 5

aims to correct pH imbalance

Question 6

what can compensate acidosis

Answer 6

blowing off CO2

Question 7

what can compensate alkalosis

Answer 7

excreting H+ via the kidneys

Question 8

what makes acid/base balance respiratory

Answer 8

the primary change is in pCO2

Question 9

respiratory acidosis

Answer 9

increased H+ due to increased pCO2

Question 10

respiratory alkalosis

Answer 10

decreased H+ due to decreased pCO2

Question 11

what makes acid/base balance metabolic

Answer 11

primary change is in HCO3-

Question 12

metabolic acidosis

Answer 12

increased H+ due to decreased HCO3-

Question 13

metabolic alkalosis

Answer 13

decreased H+ due to increased HCO3-

Question 14

what does compensation look like in a metabolic cause of acid/base balance

Answer 14

change in CO2

Question 15

what does compensation look like in a respiratory cause of acid/base balance

Answer 15

change in HCO3-