A buffer system in blood involves
A)the chloride shift through the cell membranes.
B)deoxyhemoglobin generated in white blood cells.
C)phosphate buffer in the renal system.
D)hemoglobin binding hydrogen ions in red blood cells.

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Hemoglobin in red blood cells can bind with hydrogen ions, which helps maintain the pH of the blood at a stable level. This buffer system is known as the hemoglobin buffer system. The other options are not directly involved in the buffer system of the blood. The chloride shift through the cell membranes helps maintain the balance of ions in the blood, but is not specifically a buffer system. Deoxyhemoglobin generated in white blood cells and phosphate buffer in the renal system are not involved in the buffer system of blood.

A Buffer System in Blood Involves