The bicarbonate buffer system would not work very well in the human body if not for the action of the respiratory system, which
A) supplies the buffer system with CO₂.
B) supplies the buffer system with O₂. -
C) expels HCO₃ produced by the buffer system.
D) expels H+ produced by the buffer system.
E) expels CO₂ produced by the buffer system.
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