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Do the cells in your body swell and lyse when you drink water?

No, drinking water does not cause cells in your body to swell and lyse. Cells have mechanisms to regulate their water content, so they can expand slightly to accommodate the extra water without bursting.


What is it called when the cells start to swell up with water?

hemolysis


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.


What might happen if water kept entering cells but no water left the cell?

it will swell


Why brain cells swell when the blood plasma is very dilute?

Osmosis is the movement of water from a High Water (Dilute Solution) to a Low Water (Strong Solution). If blood plasma becomes very dilute with water, when it travels to the brain the brain cells will swell because the are taking on too much water. This happens because the high concentration of water (in the blood) is moving to the lower concentration of water (brain cells) making the cells swell as they are taking on too much water.


What will happen to an egg in hypo tonic water?

In a hyptonic solution, water will move into the cells of the egg, and it will swell, and the cells will burst.


What are 2 examples of osmosis?

Osmosis in plant cells. (water moves into plant cells by osmosis). Osmosis in animal cells. (water also diffuses in and out of animal cells by osmosis). Hope this answers your question.


Potato cells placed in distilled water will?

swell up due to osmosis, as water will move from an area of higher concentration (outside the cells) to an area of lower concentration (inside the cells), causing them to expand. This can eventually lead to the cells bursting.


What is happening when the cells starts to swell up in water?

The process of osmosis is occurring.


Why is bad drinking too much water?

It can drown your cells, making them swell


Do animal cell and plant cell get bigger in distilled water?

If animal cells are placed in distilled water they will absorb water by the process called osmosis. This will make the cell swell and, if it doen not stop, eventually burst. Plant cells placed in distilled water will also absorb water by osmosis but the cell wall prevents them from swelling. Water enters the cells by osmosis because the concentration of the solution inside the cells is higher than that of the 'solution' outside. Water always moves by osmosis from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution (when they are separated by a membrane which lets water through but not dissolved substances). For a good introduction to osmosis see: http://www.chaosscience.org.uk/pub/public_html//article.php?story=20050301222247333


What happens to cells in a hypotonic environment?

In a hypotonic environment, cells take in water via osmosis, causing them to swell and potentially burst if the cell wall is not strong enough to withstand the influx of water.