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    This document summarizes two sources about acids and bases (AB) and pH levels (PH) in the body. The first source discusses how diet can impact pH levels in bodily fluids like blood, saliva, and urine, and how these levels can be tested. The second source explains how the body tightly regulates arterial blood pH through buffer solutions and the bicarbonate buffering system to maintain optimal levels and acid-base balance. Both case studies provide examples of how the body works to regulate its own pH homeostasis.

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    This document summarizes two sources about acids and bases (AB) and pH levels (PH) in the body. The first source discusses how diet can impact pH levels in bodily fluids like blood, saliva, and urine, and how these levels can be tested. The second source explains how the body tightly regulates arterial blood pH through buffer solutions and the bicarbonate buffering system to maintain optimal levels and acid-base balance. Both case studies provide examples of how the body works to regulate its own pH homeostasis.

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    This document summarizes two sources about acids and bases (AB) and pH levels (PH) in the body. The first source discusses how diet can impact pH levels in bodily fluids like blood, saliva, and urine, and how these levels can be tested. The second source explains how the body tightly regulates arterial blood pH through buffer solutions and the bicarbonate buffering system to maintain optimal levels and acid-base balance. Both case studies provide examples of how the body works to regulate its own pH homeostasis.

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    11/19Research

    MedicalTopic:ABandPH

    PrimarySource:
    http://www.saragottfriedmd.com/eatingalkalinefoodshowtotestandimproveyourphlevels/

    Summary:
    SowhatyoueatonadailybasiswillchangethepHlevelsofyourblood,salivaandurine.The
    pHscalegoesfrom014withacidicsubstancesbelow7andbasicsubstancesabove7.Normal
    levelsforbodyfluidpHhoverrightinthemiddleofthatrange.Ifthebodyistooalkaline,itcan
    bebroughtbackintobalancebyeatingfoodsthataremoreacidic.Youcantestyourbodyfluids
    salivaandurineusinglitmuspaperstripspurchasedfromyourlocalhealthfoodstore.Thecase
    studyisagoodexampleofhowthebodycanchangebyourowndiets.Andhowourbody
    changeintotheirownvariableofhomeostasis.

    SecondarySource:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid%E2%80%93base_homeostasis

    Summary:
    Thebody'sacidbasebalanceisnormallytightlyregulated,keepingthearterialbloodpH
    between7.38and7.42.BuffersolutionskeeppHconstantinawidevarietyofchemicalactions.
    Abuffersolutionisamixtureofaweakacidanditconjugatebaseoraweakbaseandits
    conjugateacid.ThebicarbonatebufferingsystemiskeytomaintainingoptimalpHlevelsby
    regulatingcarbondioxideconcentrationthatinshiftsacidbasechanges.Thecasestudyisagood
    exampleofhowthebodycanchangeitselftomakeittoitsownoptimalversionofitsself.

    Howdothesecasestudiesrelatetothecurrentunittopicwearestudying?

    Itisrelatedbecauseitisletsusknowhowourbodyregulatesacidsandbasestokeepahealthy
    neutralzoneinourbody.Eventhoughsomepartsofourbodyhasahighorlowacid/basezone
    inthebody.Hydrochloricacidinthestomachis23.

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