Exercise 10: Acid-Base Balance: Activity 3: Renal Responses to Respiratory Acidosis and Respiratory Alkalosis Lab Report

Pre-lab Quiz Results

You scored 25% by answering 1 out of 4 questions correctly.
1. The renal system compensates for
Your answer : a. chemical buffering systems.
Correct answer: d. both respiratory acidosis and respiratory alkalosis.
2. Respiratory alkalosis is characterized by
You correctly answered: a. pH greater than 7.45 and PCO2 less than 35 mm Hg.
3. Respiratory acidosis is characterized by
Your answer : a. pH greater than 7.45 and PCO2 less than 35 mm Hg.
Correct answer: c. pH less than 7.35 and PCO2 greater than 45 mm Hg.
4. The functional unit of the kidney is the
Your answer : c. glomerulus.
Correct answer: b. nephron.

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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question 1: What effect do you think lowering the PCO2 will have on [H+ ] and [HCO3- ] in the urine?
Your answer : c. [H+ ] will increase and [HCO3- ] will decrease.
Predict Question 2: What effect do you think raising the PCO2 will have on [H+ ] and [HCO3- ] in the urine?
Your answer : c. [H+ ] will increase and [HCO3- ] will decrease.
Stop & Think Questions:
The condition you just simulated is
Your answer : a. respiratory acidosis caused by hypoventilation.
Correct answer: b. respiratory alkalosis caused by hyperventilation.
Can the renal system fully compensate for acidosis or alkalosis?
Your answer : c. Yes, both for respiratory alkalosis and respiratory acidosis.
Correct answer: d. No, neither for respiratory alkalosis nor respiratory acidosis.
Experiment Data:
PCO2
40
30
60

Blood pH

[H+] in Urine
normal
decreased
elevated

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[HCO3-] in Urine
normal
elevated
decreased

Post-lab Quiz Results

You scored 0% by answering 0 out of 4 questions correctly.
1. When adjusting the controls, what happens to the blood pH when you lower the PCO2?
Your answer: b. The pH decreases.
Correct answer: a. The pH increases.
2. In uncompensated respiratory alkalosis, the
Your answer: a. carbon dioxide levels of the blood are elevated.
Correct answer: b. carbon dioxide levels of the blood are low.
3. What type of breathing results in acidosis?
Your answer: a. hyperventilation
Correct answer: d. hypoventilation and rebreathing
4. With renal compensation for respiratory acidosis, the pH of the urine
Your answer: a. increased because [H+ ] increased.
Correct answer: b. decreased because [H+ ] increased.

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Review Sheet Results

1. Describe what happened to the concentration of ions in the urine when the PCO2 was lowered. How well did the results
compare with your prediction?
You did not answer this question.
2. What condition was simulated when the PCO2 was lowered?
You did not answer this question.
3. Describe what happened to the concentration of ions in the urine when the PCO2 was raised. How well did the results
compare with your prediction?
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4. What condition was simulated when the PCO2 was raised?
You did not answer this question.

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