A person who consumes large amounts of sodium bicarbonate ("baking soda") to settle an upset stomach risks
A) respiratory acidosis.
B) respiratory alkalosis.
C) metabolic acidosis.
D) metabolic alkalosis.
Answer: D
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A) osteocytes. B) osteoblasts. C) chondrocytes. D) osteoclasts.
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A) Midbrain B) Hypothalamus C) Epithalamus D) Thalamus E) Occipital lobe
The amount of filtrate produced by the kidneys each minute is called the
A) net filtration pressure. B) colloid pressure. C) plasma volume. D) kidney filtrate volume. E) glomerular filtration rate.
Choose a correct sequence for a water molecule making one pass through a kidney? (Some steps may have been omitted)
a. glomerulus, descending limb, Bowman's capsule b. renal vein, vasa recta, renal pelvis c. peritubular capillary, distal tubule, ascending limb of the loop of Henle d. descending limp of the loop of Henle, distal tubule, renal pelvis e. Bowman's capsule, collecting duct, distal tubule