Acid-base Balance Quiz
8 Questions
| Attempts: 484
Time for a little Chemistry! How good are you at balancing acid-base?
Questions and Answers
- 1.
How is blood pH regulated each minute?
- A.
By the substance in the eyes
- B.
By urinating
- C.
By the speed and depth of the breathing
- D.
By moving
Correct Answer
C. By the speed and depth of the breathing -
- 2.
As breathing becomes faster and deeper, the pH of the blood:
- A.
Increases
- B.
Decreases
Correct Answer
A. Increases -
- 3.
Kidneys affect blood pH.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 4.
What is alkalosis?
- A.
The blood has too much base
- B.
The blood has to much acid
- C.
The blood has too little base
- D.
The blood has to little acid
Correct Answer(s)
A. The blood has too much base
D. The blood has to little acid -
- 5.
What is the normal range of bicarbonate ion (HCO3-) in arterial blood?
- A.
22-26
- B.
26-30
- C.
30-32
- D.
32-36
Correct Answer
A. 22-26 -
- 6.
-Glucose: 530 mg/dL-HCO3: 15 mmol/L-pH: 7.2-pCO2: 20 mmHgIt means:
- A.
Partially compensated metabolic acidosis
- B.
Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
- C.
Compensated metabolic alkalosis
Correct Answer
A. Partially compensated metabolic acidosis -
- 7.
The higher the number of H+ in the blood, the the pH.
Correct Answer
lower - 8.
7,4 is the pH of...
- A.
NaOH
- B.
H2O
- C.
HI
- D.
HCl
Correct Answer
B. H2O -
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