All of the following occur within one hour of eating a large acid load EXCEPT:
A. the acid load is immediately buffered by intracellular proteins and phosphates as well as extracellular bicarbonate
B. the lungs will begin eliminating CO2 generated as a result of the acid load
C. the kidney will eliminate all the nonvolatile acids and regenerate bicarbonate to replace all the bicarbonate used in buffering
D. hemoglobin will buffer some of the protons
Answer:C
All of the following occur within one hour of eating a large acid load EXCEPT:
A. the acid load is immediately buffered by intracellular proteins and phosphates as well as extracellular bicarbonate B. the lungs will begin eliminating CO2 generated as a result of the acid load C. the kidney will eliminate all the nonvolatile acids and regenerate bicarbonate to replace all the bicarbonate used in buffering D. hemoglobin will buffer some of the protons