Which of the following statements about the role of the kidneys or lungs in the maintenance of acid-base balance within the body is FALSE

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Which of the following statements about the role of the kidneys or lungs in the

maintenance of acid-base balance within the body is FALSE?

The kidneys are able to affect several buffer systems but the lungs affect only one.
The lungs exert their influence on the carbonic acid/bicarbonate buffer system.
Neither the lungs nor the kidneys have much influence over the protein buffer.
The kidneys are able to respond more rapidly than the lungs to changes in acid-base balance.

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D: The lungs with each breath are able to excrete acid, by exhaling

CO2. So the lungs are able to respond more rapidly than the kidneys.

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