26.4.1: Student Notebook Assignment

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    Read only the part listed below. Take notes and answer questions as described. Each note taking instruction should be done in your own words, in 1-2 sentences or bullet points, unless otherwise stated.

    26.4 Acid-Base Balance

    • Describe the mechanisms that the body uses to maintain blood pH.
    • Explain how hemoglobin acts as a buffer.
    • Explain how phosphate buffers work in the body.
    • Explain how bicarbonate buffer systems work in the body.
    • Why is the bicarbonate buffer system particularly important?
    • Describe the respiratory response to changing blood pH.
    • Explain why it is reasonable for your brain to use blood pH as a signal to regulate your breathing.
    • Explain how the renal regulation of pH works. What is excreted in urine to raise blood pH?

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