What provides the shortest-term mechanism for preventing acid-base imbalances in the body? The longest-term mechanism?
What will be an ideal response
Chemical buffers act within a fraction of a second to resist a pH change. The longest-term mechanism is the kidney system, which ordinarily requires from several hours to a day or more to effect changes in blood pH.
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A) Usable blood parts could no longer be recycled B) Fibronigen was eliminated from the body C) Bilirubin was not eliminated in the bile D) The liver lacks the ability to destroy old blood cells
The net energy yield from one glucose molecule through the process of glycolysis is
A. 2 ATP. B. 6 ATP. C. 30 ATP. D. 36 ATP.
These structures keep the aortic valve cusps from sticking to the wall of the aorta
A) auricles B) chordae tendineae C) papillary muscles D) pectinate muscles E) aortic sinuses
Which disorder is characterized by involuntary periods of sleep that occur throughout the day?
a) narcolepsy b) insomnia c) sleep apnea d) coma e) amnesia