The carbon dioxide you breathe out is carried to the lungs in the blood. Carbon dioxide, when dissolved in water, is an acid. How does the body prevent your blood from becoming too acidic on the way to your lungs?

A)Buffers in the blood release OH^- ions to make the blood more basic.
B)Buffers in the blood accept H⁺ ions to make the blood less acidic.
C)Buffers in the blood release H⁺ to make the blood more basic.
D)Buffers in the blood accept OH^- to make the blood less acidic.