Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. The normal hydrogen ion concentration of body fluids is equal to a pH range of about 7.35-7.45.

2. The most important chemical buffer system in the blood is the carbonic acid-bicarbonate ion buffer system, which consists of the weak acid carbonic acid and its weak conjugate base, the bicarbonate ion.

3. Suppressed ventilation from brainstem dysfunction leads to a pH imbalance known as metabolic acidosis.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE

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