pH regulation Crossword
Across
- 4. A key amino acid involved in the Ammonium buffer system
- 6. alkalosis is primarily due to decrease in pCO2
- 7. these cells line the renal tubules and control H+ secretion and bicarbonate reabsorption
- 8. an amino acid which is important in blood buffering especially in the RBC
- 9. Special cells in the collecting tubules that secrete H+ by primary active transport
- 10. A weak acid involved in the Carbonate buffer system
Down
- 1. This buffer helps in buffering mainly in the intracellular and renal tubular fluid
- 2. high CO2 in the blood is compensated by an _______ in respiration
- 3. Major peripheral chemoreceptors are located in the ________ Sinus
- 5. Acidosis that is primarily due to deficit of bicarbonate ions
- 11. Fastest mechanism of pH regulation is the ______ Mechanism