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Study Guide: Acid-Base Balance
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1The most acidic body substance of the following is
- Agastric juice
- Bpancreatic juice
- Cbile
- Durine
2Which of the following is an acid-forming food?
- Agrapefruit
- Bmeat
- Corange juice
- Dcoffee
3Which of the following is a base-forming food?
- Afruit
- Bvegetable
- Cegg
- Dboth fruit and vegetable
4An acid-forming element is
- Asulfur
- Bcalcium
- Cpotassium
- Dsodium
5Acidic ketone bodies are associated with cellular metabolism of:
- Aproteins
- Bcarbohydrates
- Cfats
- Dminerals
6Citrus fruits, such as oranges and grapefruit, have a significant effect on acid-base balance
- ATrue
- BFalse
7A vegetarian diet would tend to produce an alkaline state in body fluids
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Potassium salts of hemoglobin inside the red blood cell primarily buffer
- Acarbonic acid
- Blactic acid
- Cphosphoric acid
- Dsulfuric acid
9A serious complication of vomiting is
- Acarbonic acid
- Bbicarbonate deficit
- Cmetabolic alkalosis
- Dmetabolic acidosis
10The process of exchanging a bicarbonate ion formed in the red blood cell with a chloride ion formed in the red blood cell with a chloride ion from the plasma is called chloride shift
- ATrue
- BFalse
11Buffers control pH in a manner that requires no other mechanism of pH control to maintain homeostasis
- ATrue
- BFalse
12The blood buffer system normally converts a strong acid to a weak acid
- ATrue
- BFalse
13Bicarbonate loading by athletes has proven to be mildly successful in diminishing the muscle soreness and fatigue associated with strenuous exercise
- ATrue
- BFalse
14Elevated CO2 levels result in increased formation of carbonic acid in red blood cells
- ATrue
- BFalse
15All of the following would increase the respiration rate except
- Adecreased blood pH
- Bdecreased carbon dioxide
- Cincreased arterial blood CO2
- Dall increase respirations
16The kidney tubules secrete hydrogen ions in exchange of
- AK+
- BNa+
- CCa++
- DCl
17A decrease in blood pH accelerates tubule excretion of:
- Ahydrogen
- Bammonia
- Cboth hydrogen and ammonia
- Dnone of the above
18Prolonged hyperventilation may increase blood pH enough to cause alkalosis
- ATrue
- BFalse
19The more hydrogen ions secreted by the renal tubule, the fewer potassium ions secreted
- ATrue
- BFalse
20Intravenous administration of normal saline is used for metabolic acidosis
- ATrue
- BFalse
21Which of the following organs is/are considered the most effective regulator(s) of blood pH?
- Akidneys
- Bintestines
- Clungs
- Dstomach
22What is the pH of the blood
- A7.0 to 8.0
- B7.6 to 7.8
- C6.2 to 7.4
- D7.3 to 7.4
23If the ratio of sodium bicarbonate to carbonate ions is lowered (perhaps 10 to 1) and blood pH is also lowered, what is the condition called?
- Auncompensated metabolic acidosis
- Buncompensated metabolic alkalosis
- Ccompensated metabolic acidosis
- Dcompensated metabolic alkalosis
24If a person hyperventilates for a sufficient time period, which of the following will probably develop?
- Ametabolic acidosis
- Bmetabolic alkalosis
- Crespiratory acidosis
- Drespiratory alkalosis
25Normal saline is a therapy option for severe vomiting because this solution provides [blank_start]chloride[blank_end] ions, which replace bicarbonate ions that are responsible for the metabolic imbalance.
- Achloride
- Bhydrogen
- Csodium
- Dpotassium
26In the presence of a strong acid, which of the following is true?
- ASodium bicarbonate will react to produce carbonic acid
- BSodium bicarbonate will react to produce more sodium bicarbonate
- CCarbonic acid will react to produce more sodium bicarbonate
- DCarbonic acid will react to form more carbonic acid
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- Study Guide: Acid-Base Balance
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- Created on 12 Nov 2016 · updated on 19 Dec 2016
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