Acid-Base Balance

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Across
  1. 2. pH is a way to represent the amount of free _________ in a solution
  2. 3. No changes have occurred to correct blood pH that is overly acidic or alkaline
  3. 7. This type of CO2 is the major form of carbonic acid in blood
  4. 11. The metabolic factor
  5. 13. Base _________ is cause by excessive acid
  6. 14. When changes occur to help bring blood pH back to normal. Can be partial or full.
  7. 15. When blood pH is in an acidic state, pH <7.35
  8. 16. The processes in the body that help resist changes to pH. Four main ones
  9. 17. The concentration of all CO2 in the blood
Down
  1. 1. The buffer system that takes place inside the RBC
  2. 4. Dissolved CO2 that is measured in mm of mercury
  3. 5. When blood pH is in an overly basic state, ph >7.45
  4. 6. The respiratory factor
  5. 8. A substance that can accept hydrogen ions or yield OH-
  6. 9. The bicarbonate/carbonic acid buffer system is the major primary buffer in ______________
  7. 10. A substance that can donate hydrogen ions, pH less than 7.0
  8. 12. A lack of acid can lead to base ___________