What Is the Role of Carbonic Anhydrase in the Kidneys

question 55

Multiple Choice

What is the role of carbonic anhydrase in the kidneys?

• A)It drives the recovery of HCO₃^- and excretion of H⁺.
• B)It is the catalyst for the hamburger phenomenon.
• C)It promotes the excretion of CO₂ in the urine.
• D)It promotes the loss of fluids in congestive heart failure.

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Definitions:

Horizontal Syncline

A fold in sedimentary rock layers where the youngest materials are located at the center of the fold, typically indicating compression.

Dip-Slip Fault

A type of fault where the movement is mainly vertical, caused by the two sides moving up or down relative to each other.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where two blocks of the Earth's crust move horizontally past each other, parallel to the fault plane.

Normal Fault

A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward relative to the footwall due to tensional forces.