Name: Miriam E.

Quintuna
Exercise 10: Acid-Base Balance: Activity 4: Respiratory Responses to Metabolic Acidosis and Metabolic Alkalosis Lab
Report
Pre-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.
1. An increase in metabolic rate (without compensation) would result in
You correctly answered: a. more carbon dioxide in the blood.
2. Excessive vomiting results in
You correctly answered: c. loss of acid, metabolic alkalosis.
3. Which of the following is not acidic?
You correctly answered: d. antacids
4. Which of the following decreases the rate of metabolism?
You correctly answered: b. lowered body temperature

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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question 1: What do you think will happen when the metabolic rate is increased to 80 kcal/hr?
Your answer : a. metabolic acidosis
Predict Question 2: What do you think will happen when the metabolic rate is decreased to 20 kcal/hr?
Your answer : d. Breaths per minute will decrease.
Stop & Think Questions:
The tidal volume and breaths per minute increased with increased metabolism because
You correctly answered: b. there is more carbon dioxide being formed.
Which body system is compensating for the metabolic alkalosis?
You correctly answered: c. respiratory
Experiment Data:
Metabolic Rate
(kcal/hr)
50
60
80
40
20

BPM (breaths/min)

Blood pH

PCO2

15
17
21
13
9

7.40
7.37
7.26
7.43
7.52

40
45
55
37
31

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[H+]
in Blood
40
47
63
38
32

[HCO3-]
in Blood
24
20
14.5
26
30

Post-lab Quiz Results

You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.
1. What happened to the breathing when metabolism was increased?
You correctly answered: d. The breaths per minute and the tidal volume increased.
2. Which of the following is not a cause of metabolic acidosis?
You correctly answered: b. constipation
3. If PCO2 in the blood increases, then
You correctly answered: a. [H+ ] increases and pH decreases.
4. Which of the following values increased with decreased metabolism?
You correctly answered: d. pH and [HCO3- ]

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Review Sheet Results

1. Describe what happened to the blood pH when the metabolic rate was increased to 80 kcal/hr. What body system was
compensating? How well did the results compare with your prediction?
Your answer:
Respiratory system compensated with acidosis, as predicted.

2. List and describe some possible causes of metabolic acidosis.

Your answer:
Highly intensive exercise.

3. Describe what happened to the blood pH when the metabolic rate was decreased to 20 kcal/hr. What body system was
compensating? How well did the results compare with your prediction?
Your answer:
Respiratory system compensated, as predicted.

4. List and describe some possible causes of metabolic alkalosis.

Your answer:
High concentration of HCO3- cause of dehydration. Excessive removement of acid by aldosterone.

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