Two organ systems, the kidneys and lungs, maintain acid-base homeostasis, which is the maintenance of pH around a relatively stable value. The lungs contribute to acid-base homeostasis by regulating carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- When Los Angeles Lakers reserve swingman Xavier Henry ruptured his left Achilles tendon on Monday, Kobe Bryant had flashbacks.It took me right back to that place again, Bryant said after practice Tuesday.
Camp Patrick Henry, a 1,700-acre (6.9 km 2) complex in Newport News, Virginia, was a United States Army base from late 1942 to the late 1960s. Since being decommissioned, it is the site of the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on 925 acres (3.74 km 2).