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Q) If a person's blood pH is too low, mechanisms are in place toraise the pH and reestablish homeostasis. if the pH is too low,would a person's respiratory rate increase or decrease to correctit, and how would it make a difference?

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Lydia presents after an episode of food poisoning that cause prolonged vomiting you notice during the exam that her respiration rate is fairly low at eight breaths per minute. You run some lab tests and find that the pH of her blood is abnormally alkaline basic a condition called metabolic alkalosis. Are her respiratory rate and blood pH related if so how and why

part 1

Homeostasis: Response to Stimuli

From the examples below, select the examples of cells or organisms responding to stimuli in order to maintain homeostasis.

1.)A plant bending toward a light source

2.)A cell bursting because it takes up too much water

3.)A person shivering when their body temperature is low

4.)A unicellular organism beating microscopic hairs to escape a chemical pollutant in its environment

5.)A cell dying due to a chemical poison

6.)An animal growing larger

7.)Ants moving within their mounds depending upon the time of day

8.)Iguanas laying in the sunlight if their body temperature is low

9.)Birds migrating when seasons change

10.)A person or animal getting sick because of infectious bacteria

part2 fill in the blank

A state of biological balance, or ____________ , is important for the survival of individual cells and ____________ alike.

Physiological factors such as ____________ , water levels, and pH must remain within a certain ____________ for cells and organisms to remain healthy and functional.

Regulation of the ____________ environment of cells and organisms is carried out through ____________ and other control ____________ .

choice of words:

location

external

hormones

mechanism

homeostasis

internal

groups

feedback

oganisms

temperature

range

RENAL PHYSIOLOGY AND HOMEOSTASIS

Questions/Analysis

Part A.

1. Explain the process of urine moving out of the dialysis tubing (blood) into the cup. How does this relate to blood dialysis of patients with kidney disease?

Part B.

1. Summarize, briefly, the significance of the following parameter measured.

Color -

Nitrate -

Urobilinogen -

Protein -

pH -

Blood -

Specific Gravity -

Ketone -

Bilirubin -

Glucose -

Part C.

Parameter	Describe this parameter or measurement	Should or should not be present in urine?	Abnormal values could indicate what?
Nitrate	Usually produced by bacteria that are present and causing infection	No	A positive test could be indicative of infection
Urobilinogen
Protein
pH
Blood
Specific Gravity
Ketone
Bilirubin
Glucose

1. What potential treatment groups could cause an increase in ADH secretion? Explain why.

2. What potential treatment groups could cause a decrease in aldosterone secretion? Why?

3. What is the impact of blood pressure on kidney function?

4. Illustrate the kidneyâs handling of water and salt loads? Explain.

5. What are potential sources of error in these experiments?

6. The loss of water during sweating on a hot day causes the blood volume to decrease and the osmolarity of body fluids to increase. Outline the mechanisms operating to restore homeostasis via the release of ADH in this situation.

7. Why would prolonged elevations of blood aldosterone produce hypertension?

8. Explain, physiologically, why a person urinates more after a night of beer consumption.