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the RBC gets swel up and it bursts

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Q: What happens to a red blood cell put in 0.9 saline?
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What happens to a blood cell in a sodium solution?

If a blood cell is put into a high sodium solution it will become crenated (shrivel up). Water will flow out of the cell into the solution. If it is put in a low sodium solution it will absorb water/expand outward. If the sodium concentration of the blood cell and outside environment are the same, nothing will happen.


What happens if your put salt in a field of vegatables?

Many vegetables doesn't support a saline soil.


Can saline put you sleep quick?

Saline is salt water and use to rehydrate people. it will not put you to sleep.


Cis their blood in the brain cells?

no, blood are cells put together, the white blood cell, red blood cell, plasma, platelets and antibodies.your blood is red because most of the blood cells are red blood cells.


Shape and size of red blood cell when put in slty solution?

A red blood cell when placed in salty solution shrinks and becomes wrinkled.


What is it called when they put liquid in your arm at the hospital?

When they put liquid in your arm at the hospital, it is called a saline flush. It might also be called an IV.


What happens to a cell in a isotonic solution?

the plasma membranes water flows at an equal rate. animal cells function the best in an isotonic environment. in an isotonic environment the blood cells stay normal and do not get lyced (which happens in hypotonic environments) and they do not shrivel (which happens in hypertonic environments).


Why human cell burst?

If you put a cell in a hypotonic environment, such as a blood cell in water, it will swell up due to osmosis and lyse.


What can you put in your nose to keep it from drying out?

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What is the main function of the blood cells?

They hold your blood in a cell. Just like bad guys, they are put into cells.


What happens when you put a red blood cell in concentrated salt solutions?

A red blood cell placed in a concentrated sugar solution will shrink and wrinkle. The red blood cell is hypotonic and the concentrated sugar solution is hypertonic. Water will rush out of the cell causing diffusion leading to the cell's shrinking.


What part of speech is the word saline?

Saline is an adjective and a noun. If I'm asked what i put on my contact lens, I say saline (adjective)solution. The noun is used less often. "Saline is a metallic salt".