How would carbon dioxide loading/oxygen unloading at systemic tissues be affected if a person was exposed to a chemical that blocked the action of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase? Explain why.

Q: What can cause a sudden decrease in oxygen saturation?

A: Oxygen saturation is the oxyhemoglobin or oxygen-bound hemoglobin percentage in the blood. It is…

Q: Describe the ways in which carbon dioxide is transported in blood, including the reversible reaction…

A: The breathing consists of inhalation and exhalation. Oxygen is inhaled inside the body and carbon…

Q: In response to the psycological stress of taking Human Physiology exam, the student next to you…

A: Hyperventilation is a condition in which a person starts to breathe very fast. In hyperventilation,…

Q: Explain why is hyperchloremic acidosis considered as a normal anion gap rather than high anion gap…

A: Anion gap: It is the measure of acid-base balance in the body. Our body will maintain balance by…

Q: Explain how carbon dioxide is transported by the blood.

A: Animal physiology is the systematic study of the supporting features, roles, and processes of…

Q: Describe the process of the transporation of Carbon Dioxide in Blood?

A: Carbon Dioxide enters the blood from cells mainly by the process of diffusion down its partial…

Q: Patients with severe uncontrolled type 1 diabetes mellitus produce large quantities of certain…

A: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic endocrine disorder that leads to an increase in the levels of…

Q: Describe three ways in which carbon dioxide can be transported.

A: “Carbon dioxide” is a colorless and odorless gas. It is also an unwanted product of the body. Blood…

Q: Explain why a person with ketoacidosis may hyperventilate. What benefit might it provide? Also…

A: Acidosis is the condition when the blood pH drops below the normal range.

Q: Explain why chemoreceptors are important for the regulation ofventilation.

A: In physiology, a chemoreceptor detects changes in normal environment, including increase of CO2 in…

Q: what is the mechanism by which breathing contributes to the body's control of blood pH? Which set of…

A: BREATHING is the process in which the air moves into the lungs from outside the atmosphere. a…

Q: What is the effect of hyperventilation on respiratory alkalosis? increase decrease nochange

A: Respiratory alkalosis is a situation wherein you breathe too fast and too deep which leads to an…

Q: What are the Causes of a Decreased Arterial PO2 (Hypoxic Hypoxia) in Disease?

A: Arterial PO2  Arterial partial pressure of oxygen gas described the amount of gas dissolve in the…

Q: Some medical conditions can cause an abnormally low concentration of H+ ions in the blood. Explain…

A: A condition of the body wherein the blood becomes excessive alkaline, is known as Metabolic…

Q: Which reaction does the enzyme carbonic anhydrase catalyze?

A: The enzyme carbonic anhydrase balances the blood’s pH and helps in the expiration of carbon dioxide…

Q: Most of the carbon dioxide in the blood is transported as carbonic acid bicarbonate ions solute…

A: One carbon atom and two oxygen atoms make up carbon dioxide, a chemical molecule. Photosynthesis is…

Q: An elderly, semiconscious patient is tentatively diagnosed ashaving acidosis. What components of the…

A: Acidosis is a medical condition characterized by the accumulation of too much acid in the body…

Q: Why does Anemic hypoxia develop in carbon monoxide poisoning?

A: Carbon monoxide is produced by the incomplete combustion of organic matter. The sources of carbon…

Q: explain why bulk flow is required for respiration?

A: Respiration is a physiological process by which the lung receives Oxygen from the atmosphere and it…

Q: Henry climbed to the top of Mt. Apo. To celebrate, he drank a glass of whiskey. At higher altitude…

A: High altitudes are associated with decreased concentration of oxygen in the air . So the person is…

Q: When a person hyperventilates, what happens to his or her blood pH? A person who is hyperventilating…

A: Hyperventilation is a condition that refers to an abnormal breathing condition. A person with…

Q: Explain how the diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide is routinely used?

A: Diffusion capacity evaluates how well a tracer gas in enlivened air can cross from the air into the…

Q: Jumping into cold water may initiate the “diving reflex,” during which blood is shunted toward the…

A: The diving reflex is activated by chilling and wetting the nostrils and face while holding your…

Q: What is the role of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase?

A: The enzyme carbonic anhydrase catalyzes the interconversion of carbon dioxide and carbonic acid ,it…

Q: Explain how hyperventilation and hypoventilation influence the chemical composition of blood.

A: Blood acts as a medium for transporting gases, for example, O2 (oxygen) and CO2 (Carbon dioxide). It…

Q: If the partial pressure of oxygen in inhaled air was 80 mm Hg instead of 160 mm Hg, what would be…

A: Human anatomy is the branch of science that deals with the study of the form and function of organs…

Q: Why is it dangerous for a swimmer to hyperventilate in order to hold the breath for a longer period…

A: Hyperventilation is a condition of fast breathing, which results in expelling out more carbon…

Q: Fill in the blank:  When carbonic acid dissociates, _______________________ and hydrogen ions are…

A: The bicarbonate buffer system can be defined as an acid-base homeostatic mechanism that includes the…

Q: A hemoglobin molecule has a smaller diameter than an albuminmolecule, but very little hemoglobin…

A: The glomerulus is one of the parts of the nephron. It is a tuft of blood capillaries that play a…

Q: In what form does most of the carbon dioxide travel in the blood? How and where is this molecule…

A: Carbon dioxide is a colorless and non-flammable gas that we expel out while breathing.   In the…

Q: Which of the links below are true? a) The cysteine moieties in the beta globulin - nitric oxide…

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Q: Which of the following defines respiratory alkalosis?   A. Bicarbonate Excess B. Bicarbonate…

A: An aqueous solution of CO2 which plays an important role in bicarbonate buffer is known as carbonic…

Q: Describe the change (increases, decreases, or stays the same) for each of the following variables if…

A: Hyperventilation refers to the conditions in which the pattern of breathing variates.…

Q: What is a common cause of respiratory alkalosis?

A: Respiratory alkalosis is a condition one which CO2 levels in the blood decreases mostly due to…

Q: explain is oxygen and carbon dioxide are acidic or basic. explain how breathing can alter…

A: When CO2 levels become excessive, a condition known as acidosis occurs. This is defined as the pH of…

Q: Breathing in too much carbon monoxide will most likely result in the production of what

A: The process of cellular respiration is by which nutrients are broken down and are converted to…

Q: Which two abnormalities in plasma are key features of an uncompensated metabolic alkalosis? An…

A: Key features of an uncompensated metabolic alkalosis are an increase in blood pH and an increase in…

Q: In an elderly person with respiratory acidosis due tochronic respiratory congestion, why would…

A: Acid base disorder It explains the pathological changes in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide or…

Q: A trout exposed to acid mine drainage experiences an increase in mucus production along the gills.…

A: Adolf Fick developed Fick's laws of diffusion in 1855 to characterise diffusion. They can be used to…

Q: Why does the respiratory system does not respond as fast as the chemical buffer systems?

A: Biological buffers are organic compounds that neutralise the effects of hydrogen ions to maintain a…

Q: How can higher altitudes affect the respiratory rate? What happens if a person drinks alcohol after…

A: Introduction  The human body can acclimate to high altitudes both quickly and gradually. The human…

Q: How do the lungs compensate for acid–base imbalances caused by altered levels of metabolic acids?

A: Introduction :- Buffers, respiration, and renal processes are among the compensatory systems that…

Q: Elite athletes may develop a condition called exercise induced hypoxemia in which their arterial Po2…

A: Exercise induced hypoxemia is a condition that troubles healthy individuals/athletes in which they…

Q: Describe the partial pressures that are relevant to gas exchange.

A: The main function of the respiratory system in the human body is to perform the gaseous exchange.…

Homeostasis

Homeostasis is a self-regulatory process through which different biological systems maintain constant internal environmental conditions to compensate for environmental changes. In human physiology, it is a process of self-regulating internal, chemical, and physical conditions at an optimal level for survival. The stability through homeostasis can be attained through dynamic equilibrium, in which there is a continuous change until it reaches its systemic conditions.