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Swelling of the cells can occur due to cellular hypoxia which damages the sodium-potassium membrane pump. Cellular swelling is the first symptom of almost all types of injuries to cells.

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What solution that causes a cell to swell cause of osmosis?

A hypotonic solution, with a lower solute concentration compared to the inside of the cell, causes water to move into the cell via osmosis. This influx of water makes the cell swell and potentially burst if the osmotic pressure becomes too high.


How do solute concentrations affect the volume of a cell?

IF you dilute an animal cell it will swell (plant cells [with cell walls] are immune).


A solution that causes a cell to swell because of osmosis?

hypertonic solution


Does the cell swell?

Yes, a cell can swell due to water influx, which can occur in response to changes in osmotic pressure, nutrient intake, or other cellular processes. However, excessive swelling can be harmful and lead to cell damage or lysis.


What is happening when the cell start to swell up with water?

Osmosis is taking place


If you place a red blood cell in disstilled water what would happen to the cell And why?

The cell would swell and burst because of the osmotic pressure causes water to move into the cell.


What solution causes a cell to swell?

Any solution with more H2O than inside the cell will cause the cell to swell. Animal cells will burst under a lot of pressure, but plant cells will not, due to the presence of a cell well surrounding the cell. In other words, a hypotonic solution will cause a cell to swell, and a hypertonic solution will cause a cell to shrink. Hypo -> hyper


What can cause blood passages to swell?

Infections causes it to swell


An animal cell that surrounded by fresh water will burst because osmosis causes?

water to move into the cell, causing the cell to swell and eventually burst due to the influx of water.


What the plant cells called that absorb water and swell up by absorbing water?

The plant cells that absorb water and swell up are called parenchyma cells. These cells have thin cell walls and can expand to store water, aiding in plant support and growth.


Solution that causes a cell to swell?

A hypotonic solution will make a cell swell. When the environment is hypotonic to the contents of the cell, it will take on water and swell. When a cell is in a hypertonic solution, it will lose water and shrivel up and/or shrink. When a cell is placed in a isotonic solution, the cell is equal and the same. It will not swell nor shrink. Both hypotonic and hypertonic solutions can kill the cell.


Why can a plant cell swell more than an animal cell?

plant cells have cell walls so when they are turgid, they can support the stem, leaves ect. better and not burst. When animal cells are "swollen", their cell membranes burst because they don't have a cell wall to support it.