Which of the following acts as the "first-line" or immediate defense against the accumulation of H+ ions?
a. Blood buffer system
b. GI tract
c. Renal system
d. Respiratory system
ANS: A
Bicarbonate and nonbicarbonate buffer systems are the immediate defense against the accumula-tion of H+ ions.
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