Acid-base balance Practice Questions
20 free Acid-base balance practice questions for the Physiology, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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All Acid-base balance questions
- Q1. Normal arterial blood pH in humans is approximately:
- Q2. The primary buffer system in extracellular fluid is the:
- Q3. Acidosis is defined as arterial blood pH:
- Q4. Respiratory acidosis is primarily caused by:
- Q5. The main compensatory response to respiratory acidosis involves the:
- Q6. Metabolic acidosis is characterized by a primary decrease in:
- Q7. Which condition is a common cause of metabolic acidosis?
- Q8. The primary compensatory mechanism for metabolic acidosis is:
- Q9. Respiratory alkalosis most commonly results from:
- Q10. Which condition is associated with metabolic alkalosis?
- Q11. The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation relates blood pH to:
- Q12. Which buffer system is most important inside cells?
- Q13. Hemoglobin contributes to acid-base balance primarily by:
- Q14. Which organ is primarily responsible for long-term regulation of acid-base balance?
- Q15. Renal excretion of hydrogen ions occurs mainly in the:
- Q16. Which substance allows the kidney to excrete acid without excessively lowering urine pH?
- Q17. In uncompensated metabolic acidosis, arterial blood gases show:
- Q18. Which acid-base disorder is characterized by elevated bicarbonate and elevated pH?
- Q19. Hypercapnia refers to increased levels of:
- Q20. Which of the following best describes complete compensation of an acid-base disorder?