Homeostasis
What is meant by acid-base balance?
The ability to maintain body solutions as neither acidic nor basic.
The body’s ability to maintain the solutions in the three main compartments at pH 7.4.
The situation where the concentration of hydronium ions equals the concentration of hydroxide ions.
Any excess acid entering or being produced by the body is removed by buffer systems.
The body’s ability to maintain the solutions in the three main compartments at pH 7.4.
The buffers in the body operate to maintain the pH of its aqueous solutions at close to 7.4 (not pH 7.0 as implied by choices A and C). Excess acid is excreted via the lungs and kidneys.
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C. process of diffusion
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Role in the maintenance of body temperature and removal of excess water and salts is performed by
A. lungs
B. kidney
C. skin
D. pancreas
The capillaries of the glomerulus arise from
A. efferent arteriole
B. afferent arteriole
C. renal artery
D. bowman’s capsule
The Al-Tasrif is the book based on surgical instruments written by
A. Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi
B. Ibn e Sina
C. Ibn ul Haithem
D. Abu Nasr al-Farabi
The reabsorption of salts during urine formation is allowed by
A. descending limp of loop of Henle
B. ascending limp of loop of Henle
C. Bowman’s capsule
D. glomerulus
In human kidneys, the single duct in which distal convoluted tubules opens is called
A. proximal duct
B. renal duct
C. papillary duct
D. collecting duct
The urine is carried to the urinary bladder from kidneys by the
A. gall bladder
B. urethras
C. ureters
D. sclerenchyma tissues
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