Buffering effect (blood)

Japanese: 緩衝作用(血液) - かんしょうさよう
Buffering effect (blood)

...(3) Blood Acidity and Specific Gravity The acidity of blood (expressed as pH) is always kept constant, and in healthy people it is almost neutral (pH 7.4). The reason why blood does not become extremely acidic or alkaline is because there is a mechanism that tries to keep the pH within a certain range, which is called the buffer effect. The specific gravity of blood is 1.053 to 1.059 for men and 1.051 to 1.056 for women. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "buffering action (blood)" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…(3)血液の酸性度と比重 血液の酸性度(pHで表示)はつねに一定に保たれていて,健康人ではほぼ中性(pH7.4)である。極端に酸性やアルカリ性にならないのは,pHを一定範囲に保とうとするしくみがあるからで,これを緩衝作用という。血液の比重は,男子で1.053~1.059,女子で1.051~1.056である。…

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