The urinary system helps to maintain the extracellular fluid pH by ____

a. synthesizing buffers
b. retaining carbon dioxide in the filtrate
c. excreting excess hydrogen ions
d. combining hydrogen ions with urea
e. excreting filtrate


ANSWER: c

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