A chemical buffer system is a pair of chemical compounds involved in a reversible reaction, one that can yield free ____________________ and one that can bind free ____________________, which together minimize changes in ____________________ when either an acid or a base is added to or removed from the solution

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


H+, H+, pH

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The purpose of the two small muscles, the tensor tympani and the stapedius, in the ear is to

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A. growth hormone B. estrogen C. testosterone D. calcitonin E. calcitriol

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