QUESTION
Subject A consumed ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) andsubject B consumed bicarbonate (NaHCO3).
a) Using a flow chart of the negativefeedback loops involved, (for subject A) explain theimplications of ingesting ammonium chloride on the human body.
Include the initial changes in the pH and bicarbonate(HCO3-) of the plasma and theresponse of the kidney to these changes in terms of increases ordecreases of:
- reabsorption of HCO3-
- regeneration of HCO3-
- excretion of HCO3-
- excretion of buffer-bound H+
- pH of the urine Â
b) repeat part (a) for subject B
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