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Blood or Blood Plasma would be Isotonic to cell plasma.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoSaliva is mostly hypo tonic plasma due to the fact that re absorption of Na+ and Cl- is greater than the secretion of K+ and HCO3- within the salivary duct.
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Why is saliva always hypotonic to plasma?
Acinar cells secrete a isotonic mixture of saliva which then gets modified through the ductal cells to produce a hypotonic saliva compared to plasma with a high K+ and HCO3- concentration. HOWEVER, at high flow rates the saliva actually resembles plasma (isotonic) because there wasn't enough to modify the saliva.
Is urine always hyper tonic to the blood plasma?
It depends. If the body is dehydrated, it will produce highly concentrated (hypertonic) urine in order to conserve water from the blood stream. If your blood is hypotonic (contains excess water), then the kidneys will release hypotonic urine, to reduce the amount of water in the blood. Therefore, if you are dehydrated, the urine is considered hypertonic to the blood. If not, the urine is hypotonic to the blood.
What would be the effect of fluid between plasma and red blood cellsof someone using a hypotonic saline?
A hypotonic infusion will cause (all) the cells to swell. If they swell enough, they burst.
Does saliva consist of blood clotting factors?
I'm not going to get into the nitty-gritty specifics of the explanation, but I can say that yes, saliva does contain some of the blood clotting factors found in normal blood plasma.
Is 10 percent NaCl hypertonic or hypotonic to red blood cells?
It is hypotonic.
Why transfusion fluids are made isotonic with blood plasma?
Expand blood volume to help a fluid deficit. Isotonic is used because they don't move water in or out of the cell- meaning they are most compatible with human blood as opposed to hypertonic and hypotonic solutions.
What is the name of the liquid that carries platelets red blood cells and white blood cells around in the body?
it is plasma
What is the liquid matrix of blood?
it is called plasma.
A red blood cell will undergo hemolysis in?
When it is in a hypotonic solution such as distilled water.
What are the liquid part of the blood called?
It is called plasmaThe name for the liquid part of blood is "plasma", and all other blood components are dissolved in or carried by the plasma.plasma plasma
Is plasma in cooked cow blood?
Blood contains blood plasma, if you cook the blood then the plasma is still in it. However cooking denatures (changes) the proteins in the plasma.
A solution that contains a lower concentration of salt than living red blood cells would be?
It's a hypotonic solution. ex; blood, tears.
