Describe the Carbonic Acid-Bicarbonate Buffer System

question 34

Multiple Choice

Describe the carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system.

• A)The carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system uses the hydrogen ions created by the metabolic and fixed acids to generate carbonic acid which dissociates into H₂O and CO₂,which can be eliminated by the lungs.
• B)The carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system uses hemoglobin to buffer hydrogen ions.
• C)The carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system uses the side group,the amino group,and the carboxylate group of amino acids to buffer pH changes.
• D)The carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system uses the kidneys to secrete or excrete bicarbonate to buffer pH.
• E)The carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system uses the lungs to exhale CO₂ to buffer pH.

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