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A solutions osmotic pressure differs from its hydrostatic pressure in that osmotic pressure is the force which pulls water across a membrane resulting from?
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∙ 14y ago
osmotic pressure is not the pressure which pulls the water , it is the other way round. It is the pressure with which the water molecule travel across the semi-permeable membrane. Hydrostatic pressure as the name suggests is the pressure due to the "standing column of water and not due to the movement
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What is the movement of water and solutes through a membrane because of hydrostatic pressure called?
osmosis
How do net hydrostatic pressure and net osmotic pressure each change along the length of a capillary?
Net osmotic pressure stays about the same and net hydrostatic pressure decreases.
IS The movement of substances from an area of higher hydrostatic pressure to an area of lower hydrostatic pressure is called diffusion?
No, diffusion deals with concentrations not pressures.
How does groundwater depth and hydrostatic pressure gradient affect bacteria?
i have pressure right now
The factor favoring filtrate formation at the glomerulus is?
The glomerular hydrostatic pressure
Movement of molecules through a membrane by filtration depends upon the presence of?
Hydrostatic Pressure
What is The pressure exerted against the cell membrane and cell wall known as?
hydrostatic pressure or turgor (same thing)
The chief force pushing water and solutes out of the blood across the filtration membrane is?
glomerular hydrostatic pressure (glomerular blood pressure)
When hydrostatic pressure forces water across a membrane passively the process is called?
It's called Filtration
What is the movement of water and solutes through a membrane because of hydrostatic pressure called?
osmosis
Is glomerular hydrostatic pressure the same as hydrostatic pressure in the glomerular capsule?
no
What is hydrostatic pressure in renal corpuscle?
BHP, blood hydrostatic pressure
How would pressure in the glomerulus be affected by constricting the afferent arteriole?
Pressure in the glumerulus would decrease. As a result, hydrostatic pressure would also decrease, resulting in a decreased filtration rate.
What is the driving force in filtration?
Blood hydrostatic pressure
Use of hydrostatic force to move fluids through a membrane?
There are many mechanisms for water to move through a membrane. Passive diffusion (osmosis) and facilitated diffusion are common biological processes. Sometimes a fluid like water can be forced through with hydrostatic pressure (water pressure), although this is less common in normal physiology.
Is the capillary hydrostatic pressure always higher than the interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure?
no
What is the factor favoring filtrate formation in the glomerulus?
the glomerular hydrostatic pressure is the answer
