The Respiratory System Can Not Fully Compensate for Metabolic Acidosis

question 85

Multiple Choice

The respiratory system can not fully compensate for metabolic acidosis because

• A) The peripheral and central chemoreceptors respond to pH changes in a different manner.
• B) Some changes in acid levels occur due to changes in carbon dioxide levels.
• C) Metabolic acid production is too great.
• D) The peripheral and central chemoreceptors respond to pH changes in a different manner, and some changes in acid levels occur due to changes in carbon dioxide levels.
• E) All of these.

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