What Is a Buffer?
This text discusses the importance of buffers in minimizing changes in pH to maintain homeostasis. Through a series of diagrams, the text explains how human blood plasma uses the carbonic acid–bicarbonate buffer system that helps maintain blood pH.
Topics
- AP
- AP Biology
- AP Bio
- next generation science standards
- NGSS
- buffer
- buffer system
- carbonic acid
- bicarbonate
- bicarbonate ion
- pH
- acid
- acidic
- base
- basic
- lungs
- kidneys
- hydrogen ion concentration
- blood pH
- homeostasis
- carbon dioxide
- water
- hydrogen ion donor
- hydrogen ion acceptor