Torticollis Symptoms In Children. Unlike other diseases or medical conditions that arenât very obvious, torticollis has outward symptoms that are hard to miss. Here are the symptoms you should look out for, to diagnose in a torticollis child. The childâs head is visibly tilted to one side. There is stiffness in the neck, accompanied by pain when your child tries to move his neck. A headache is also a symptom, although not all children complain of it. Swelling in the neck muscles.
â¦ First line of defense against acid or base additions to body fluids â All body fluids contain acid-alkaline buffers. These buffers are chemicals that readily combine with an acid (or base) that function to prevent drastic changes in the pH of a body fluid when a strong acid (or base) is added.
How do organisms maintain balances in pH? The body has a wide array of mechanisms to maintain homeostasis (or balance) in the blood and extracellular fluid. The most important way that the pH of the blood is kept relaâ¦tively constant is by buffers dissolved in the blood. Other organs help enhance the homeostatic function of the buffers. Kidneys and lungs also play important roles as well. (MORE)