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Why red blood cells are suspended in saline solution but not in pure water?
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answer lies within "specific gravity".
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A solution containing a higher concentration of dissolved substances than the cell is termed?
There are two types of solutions categorized by solute concentration. If the solution has a higher saline concentration than the erythrocytes (red blood cells) it is said to be hypertonic. If the opposite is true the solution is then hypotonic.
What effect would 10 percent salt solution have on the cells lining the nasal cavity?
The saline solution will be hypertonic to the cells that line the enasal cavity. Since the saline solution has a higher salt concentration than the cells, water will be drawn out of the cells. This will cause the cells to shrink and will also add water to mucous, hence receiving the congestion.
What happens when blood cells are placed in a physiological saline solution?
Due to the procdess of osmosis, ion concentrations of higher salinity (NaCl) will tend to flow through permeable membranes (the blood cell wall) to areas of lower salinity. The blood cells salinity concentration will increase until relative equilibrium is reached with the surrounding solution.
What is the light yellow liquid in which red blood cells with blood cells and platelets are suspended?
In the blood, usually. I assume you knew this, so I don't really understand what you meant by the question.
What might happen to human blood cells if placed in a beaker of salt water?
It depends on the concentration of salt within the solution. If the saline solution was less than 0.9%, then water would flow into the cells and they would swell and possible rupture. If the saline concentration was greater than 0.9%, then water would flow out of the cells and shrink which is called crenation. It the saline solution was 0.9% exactly, that is isotonic to the interior of a RBC and nothing would happen.
Normal saline is 0.9 percent what would happen to the red blood cells of a patient who was teated with 0 percent saline what about 10 percent saline?
Normal Saline 0.9% is called an isotonic solution. A 0.0% saline solution is called a hypotonic solution. A solution of this concentration would cause water to diffuse into the red blood cells and cause them to burst open. A 10% saline solution is called a hypertonic solution. A solution of this concentration would cause water to diffuse out of the red blood cells, making them shrivel up and shrink.
What appearance will red blood cells have when they are placed in 90 percent NaCI?
9% NaCl is a hypertonic saline solution. Red blood cells will appear to shrink as they lose water out of the cell membrane and into the saline solution.
Is plasma a blood vessel?
No, Plasma is the liquid solution that blood cells are suspended in.
Why is saline used in microbiology?
Saline is sterilized and used to suspend and wash bacterial cells. Saline is used as distilled water would cause the cells to lyse due to osmosis. The saline solution is a solution of salt and water, it contains no source of energy.
What kind of solution is blood?
Blood is both a solution and a suspension; it consists of blood plasma, red and white blood cells, and platelets. Blood plasma is a watery solution of sugars, salts, some gasses, and various hormones and other substances that are transported via the blood. Blood cells and platelets are suspended in this fluid. Technically, it would be more accurate to use 'blood plasma' as an example of a solution.
What type of solution do animal cells prefer?
I believe plant cells prefer a hypotonic solution.
A solution containing a higher concentration of dissolved substances than the cell is termed?
There are two types of solutions categorized by solute concentration. If the solution has a higher saline concentration than the erythrocytes (red blood cells) it is said to be hypertonic. If the opposite is true the solution is then hypotonic.
How much blood does an ALYX machine take?
The ALYX machine takes two units (pints) worth of red blood cells, but returns the plasma along with saline solution to your body.
Why is saline drip better than water for blood?
Water will just diffuse inside the blood cells because there is a higher concentration of blood outside the cell now. This will cause hemolysis. Basically, the blood cells will burst open. However, saline will not diffuse through the blood cells.
What effect would 10 percent salt solution have on the cells lining the nasal cavity?
The saline solution will be hypertonic to the cells that line the enasal cavity. Since the saline solution has a higher salt concentration than the cells, water will be drawn out of the cells. This will cause the cells to shrink and will also add water to mucous, hence receiving the congestion.
What happens when blood cells are placed in a physiological saline solution?
Due to the procdess of osmosis, ion concentrations of higher salinity (NaCl) will tend to flow through permeable membranes (the blood cell wall) to areas of lower salinity. The blood cells salinity concentration will increase until relative equilibrium is reached with the surrounding solution.
What appearance will red blood cells have when they are placed in 9.0 percent NaCl?
Since a 9% saline solution is hypertonic as compared to the cell, it would crenate (crush or shrink).
