BIO210Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Respiratory System, Ion, Acidosis

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Active tissue generates co2 which forms h2co3 (carbonic acid) in solution; pyruvic acid is also a normal byproduct of metabolism. Buffer; substances that opposes the change in ph (removing or replacing h+ ions); association of weak acid with an anion from its dissociation. Kidneys; secrete h ions into urine and generate buffers that enter blood. Rate of excretion rises and falls as needed to maintain blood ph - as a result normal ph of urine varies but averages 6. 0. Buffer; temporarily store hydrogen ions and thereby provide short-term ph stability. Active tissue cells; continuously generate co2 which in solution forms carbonic acids that immediately dissociates into a hydrogen ion and bicarbonate ion (h+ and hco3-) Additional acids such as pyruvic acid are produced in the course of normal metabolic operations. Acid; dissociation of which leads to release of h+ ions. Base; dissociation of which leads to release of hydroxide ions and remove h+ ions.

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