Question

Which three of the following statements accurately describe the blood buffering system in humans? The blood buffering system...

a) utilizes the H2CO3/HCO3^- conjugate acid/base pair.
b) maintains the pH of blood near 7.4.
c) regulates the blood pH at 7.4 +/- one pH unit.
d) depends on the ionization of H2PO4^-.
e) utilizes the acetic acid/acetate conjugate acid/base pair.
f) is facilitated by the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, which interconverts carbon dioxide and water to carbonic acid (ionizes into bicarbonate and H^+).

Answer 1

b) maintains the pH of blood near 7.4.

c) regulates the blood pH at 7.4 +/- one pH unit.

f) is facilitated by the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, which interconverts carbon dioxide and water to carbonic acid (ionizes into bicarbonate and H^+).

Step-by-step explanation:

The pH of human blood is slightly acidic i. e. 7.4. The enzyme carbonic anhydrase is responsible for the regulation to neutral and prevent it from acidic. the enzyme carbonic anhydrase helps in the conversion of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid and bicarbonate ions. When the blood reach to lungs, the bicarbonate ions convert back to CO2 and this carbondioxide is exhaled from the body.