Quiz: Acid-Base Balance

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Question 1

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As pH goes down, a:
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  • Solution becomes more basic
  • Solution’s hydrogen ion concentration decreases
  • Solution becomes more acidic
  • Solution thickens

Question 2

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Blood is slightly alkaline:
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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The respiratory and urinary systems can serve as physiologic buffer systems:
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Acidosis causes:
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  • Hyperventilation
  • Hypoventilation
  • An increase in blood pH
  • Increase in K+ excretion

Question 5

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Respiratory mechanisms are much more effective in expelling hydrogen ions than are urinary mechanisms:
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Which of the following organs is considered the most effective regulator of blood carbonic acid levels:
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  • Kidneys
  • Intestines
  • Lungs
  • Stomach

Question 7

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In renal compensation of acidosis:
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  • H+ secretion increases; bicarbonate reabsorption increases
  • H+ secretion increases; bicarbonate reabsorption decreases
  • H+ secretion decreases; bicarbonate secretion increases
  • H+ secretion decreases; bicarbonate reabsorption increases

Question 8

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Which of the following accept H+ in water:
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  • Acids
  • Bases
  • Salts
  • Sugars

Question 9

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Maintenance of body fluid pH is the result of:
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  • Operation of various buffer systems
  • Response of respiratory system
  • Response of urinary system
  • All of the above

Question 10

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When normal buffer mechanisms are stressed by excessive numbers of H+ ions, which of the following will result:
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  • Acidosis
  • Alkalosis
  • Neither of these

Question 11

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With each expiration, which substances leave the body?
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  • a. CO2
  • b. H2O
  • c. O2
  • d. Both a and b

Question 12

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Which of the following substances releases H+ in water
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  • Acids
  • Bases
  • Salts
  • Sugars

Question 13

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Which of the following is NOT a buffer system:
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  • Bicarbonate buffer system
  • Phosphate buffer system
  • Protein buffer system
  • NaCl buffer system

Question 14

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A falling blood pH and a rising concentration of carbon dioxide, both due to emphysema indicate
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  • Acidosis
  • Alkalosis
  • Neither of these

Question 15

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Carbon dioxide present In venous blood causes it to become slightly more basic than arterial blood
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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Chemical buffers are fast acting
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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An increase in blood pH above normal (alkalosis) causes hypoventilation
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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What happens as blood flows through lung capillaries
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  • Carbon dioxide in blood decreases
  • H+ in blood decreases
  • pH decreases
  • all of these

Question 19

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Substances that are present in the plasma that prevent drastic changes in pH of body fluids
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  • Buffers
  • Inhibitors
  • Accelerators
  • Activators

Question 20

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High CO2 levels in body fluids will result in the formation of carbonic acid as CO2 readily reacts with
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  • oxygen
  • water
  • carbonic acid
  • carbon monoxide
  • sodium chloride

Question 21

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Which of the following describes the pH of blood
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  • 7.21-7.49
  • 7.00-7.20
  • 7.35-7.45
  • 7.50-7.77

Question 22

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Mr. B’s plasma pH is determined to be 7.2. Which of the following might you expect to observe indicating compensation is occurring:
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  • An increase in respiration rate
  • A decrease in respiration rate
  • No change in respiration rate

Question 23

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If the H+ concentration of blood increases, bicarbonate ions in the plasma act as buffers by:
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  • Removing excess H+ from plasma
  • Releasing H+ into plasma
  • Combining with Cl- ions
  • None of the above
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