Role of Carbon Dioxide in maintaining the pH of Blood

Role of Carbon Dioxide in maintaining the pH of Blood

Introduction

The value of pH varies in different regions of the body. Stomach has the highest acidic value of pH that are 1.35 to 3.5, which helps in protection of stomach mucosa from microbial attack and in process of digestion of food. The pH of skin is 4 to 6.5 that aim to provide safety against overgrowth of microbes. For the same purpose, the vaginal pH is 4.7. Moreover, urine and blood also possess the varying values of pH in order to maintain the ...