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What are the organic compounds responsible for maintaining the body’s acid-base balance?

Acetic acid and sodium chloride
Carbonic acid and sodium bicarbonate
Lactic acid and calcium carbonate
Pyruvic acid and ammonium hydroxide

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Answer: B - The organic compounds responsible for maintaining the body’s acid-base balance are carbonic acid and sodium bicarbonate. Carbonic acid compensates for increased levels of sodium bicarbonate in the blood (alkalosis), and sodium bicarbonate buffers high levels of carbonic acid (acidosis). Alkalosis and acidosis both result from disruptions in normal respiration or excretion.

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