Tonicity Essays

  • The Two Major Fluid Compartments In The Body

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    Intracellular and extracellular are the 2 major fluid compartments in the body. Extracellular contains intravascular and interstitial body parts. The intracellular compartment is known as the fluid inside of the cell. Extracellular is fluid outside of the cell which consists of the Intravascular which is the fluid located in the vessel and interstitial which is fluid between the vessel and the cell. Each compartment encompasses a certain amount of fluid proportionate for the size of one’s body and

  • Elodea Experiment Lab Report

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    1) Hypothesis and Null Hypothesis for experiments For the experiment involving the red blood cells, the proposed hypothesis is that if blood cells are placed into a hypotonic solution of distilled water, then the cells will undergo a process called hemolysis where they swell and burst. For this experiment, the null hypothesis is that if blood cells are placed into a hypotonic solution of distilled water, then the cell will not undergo hemolysis. For the experiment involving the elodea plant, the

  • Gummi Bear Lab Report

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    Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the movement of water into and out of a polymer. Hypotheses: • If Gummi Bears are submerged in tap water and distilled water, they will expand due to osmosis in order to create equilibrium in hypotonic solution • If Gummi Bears are submerged in salt water, they will decrease inside to create equilibrium in a hypertonic solution Materials: • 2 Gummi Bears • 2 plastic 8oz cups • 2 forks • Distilled water • Centimeter rule

  • Tummy Tuck Belt Advantages And Disadvantages

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    Tummy Tuck Belt Reviews - 3 reasons to don't buy it You're thinking to buy the Tummy Tuck Belt ? What if I tell you that this product will not work and you will just waste money if you will take it ? In this Tummy Tuck Belt review I will show you some disadvantages. As well, I will explain why this slimming belt is a big scam and, at the end, I will share with you a better alternative. An effective alternative who can show good results and has 30 days money back guarantee. But first, let's

  • Diffusion And Osmosis Lab Report

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    experiment was to test the tonicity of the different solutions. Background: Diffusion and osmosis are both processes that occur within the plasma membrane. Diffusion is the process by which molecules intermingle as a result of kinetic energy. Osmosis is the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane. Tonicity is also related to osmosis. Tonicity is the ability of an extracellular solution to make water move into or out of the cell by osmosis. A solution’s tonicity is also related to its

  • Malcified Egg Lab Report

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    Summer 2017 Date of Submission: 07/05/2017 Experiment #7: Determining Tonicity of Solutions as Compared to Decalcified Eggs   Abstract: Osmosis is the tendency of molecules of a solvent to pass through a semipermeable membrane, from an area of higher concentration to that of a lower concentration. The following experiment was designed to utilize this principle in order to determine the tonicity of a set group of solutions, as they related to eggs. In this experiment, decalcified

  • The Effect Of Sucrose Solutions On Osmosis

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    Osmosis is the diffusion of water through a membrane, moving molecules from an area of high concentration, to an area of low concentration. The capability of an extracellular solution to move into or out of the cell is known as tonicity. Three terms are used when relating to tonicity; Hypertonic, Hypotonic, and Isotonic (khan, 2016). In hypertonic environments (where there are more solutes outside than inside the cell) cells will lose water. In hypotonic environments (where there are less solutes outside

  • Potato Osmosis Lab

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    Determining the osmotic concentration of solutes in living plants cells using potato cores. The experiment was designed to test the number of solutes available in living plant cells at different salt concentrations to determine the tonicity of each solution. This was tested by placing five equally sized potatoes in to five separate salt solutions varying in salt concentration for 20 mins. It is believed that the solution with the highest amount of salt will have the biggest difference in mass. By

  • Transmembrane Movement Lab Report

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    Entering of water into the cell from the environment is influenced by solute concentration, thus the tonicity of the placement of the cell as well as the presence of partially permeable membrane (Campbell 2008). So, the solute concentration in the cell will increase the flow of water into the cell because of osmotic gradient. Therefore, in the beginning

  • Diffusion And Osmosis Lab

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    The components of the plasma membrane are the phospholipids, cholesterol, integral, proteins, peripheral proteins, and carbohydrates. Tonicity allows osmosis to be able to move water in and out of cells. Osmolarity is related to the solution’s tonicity which is the total concentration of all solutes in the solution. In tonicity, low osmolarity matches with fewer solute particles per liter of solution and high osmolarity matches with more solute particle per liter of solution.

  • Sodium Accumulation Lab Report

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    sensitive state. They also observed that in the absence of MPS cells response, salt sensitive hypertension was exaggerated in DOCA rats. This implies that MPS cells helps to control interstitial volume and blood pressure homeostasis by activation of tonicity-responsive enhancer binding protein. TonEBP increases the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor C in the skin which helps to maintain normal blood pressure due to its osmotic nature

  • Diffusion And Osmosis Lab Report

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    Molecules are always moving but there will be no net movement when there is a dynamic equilibrium that is reached. Osmosis is the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane. There are three types of tonicity when it comes to diffusion which is: isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic. Isotonic is a solution that does not cause osmotic flow of water in or out of a cell. A hypotonic solution has less solutes and loses water through osmosis. A cell in a hypotonic

  • Cellular Transport Lab Report

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    Cytoskeleton Provides mechanical resistance to deformation, enables cell movement, and intracellular transport. I Lysosome Contains digestive enzymes that break down waste materials, cellular debris, and foreign invaders like some bacteria. 3.What is tonicity and how does it affect the condition of the cell? (1

  • Osmolarity Lab Report

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    which direction of the flow of the water due to the cell volume change. This lets us to notice what in the red blood cell was able to permeable across the cell membrane, since they were placed in different osmolality solutions we are able observe the tonicity of the cell’s behavior. When the Erythrocyte is placed into a hypotonic solution, the cell will swell because water will move gradually into the cell. The concentration of solutes are lower outside than the inside of the cell, so the water will move

  • Are Hercules Really Strong And Weak

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    in a State of Vigor and Fresh-ness: bloom,v. (bloom,n.) 12. Vigorous and Full of Life: lusty, vital,adj. (lustiness, vitality or vitalness,n.) 13. Vigor of the Physiological Functions of a Bodily Organ or Organs, or of the Body as a Whole: tone, tonicity, or tonus,n. (tonic, adj.) 14. Vigor as of, or Suggestive of, Freshly Growing Plants: verdure,n. 15. Time of Greatest Vigor: bloom. Prime,n. 16. Strong in the Sense of Being Able to Withstand or Endure Fatigue, Injury, Ex-tremes of Temperature, or

  • Concentration Of Sucrose In Potatoes

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    To conclude, in this experiment, we set out to find how the concentration of sucrose affects the cell of a potato. The results that I got from the entire class’s data and my group’s data both indicated one thing. They show that as the amount of sucrose concentration increases by g/ml, the change between the final and the initial mass decreased. The percentage change in mass for the first 3 concentrations were positive because of the concentration of solute in the raw potato. The mass increase in

  • Hypothalamus Gland Hormones Research Paper

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    Hypothalamus Gland Hormones and Their Functions Katherine M. Gaub Western Dakota Tech Hypothalamus Gland Hormones and Their Functions The Hypothalamus gland is responsible for regulating certain metabolic processes and other activities of the autonomic nervous system such as, controlling the body temperature, hunger, thirst, fatigue, sleep, attachment behavior, and circadian rhythms. This gland, which is about the size of an almond, is located at the base of the brain and is near the Pituitary gland

  • Massage Therapy Research Paper

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    daily activities, massage therapists not only have the ability to prevent a healthy individual from getting injured but also maintain and improved their daily lives. One of the most common goals of massage therapy is to decrease or maintain muscle tonicity. By manually working soft tissue structures, massage helps to keep

  • Burn Injury Essay

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    manifested as both local and generalized oedema. These results in renal oedema, followed by Acute Renal Failure and sodium - potassium pump impairment also participate in giving rise to generalized oedema. Excess free water given in this period lowers the tonicity of plasma, which also results in renal oedema, followed by Acute Renal Failure (ARF) (17) Urine output is the main parameter in evaluating renal function. Generally a urine volume of 0.8 - 1.0 ml/kg/h reflects adequate perfusion pressure. In oliguric

  • Essay On Angler Fish

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    Angler fish is a bony fish from order of Lophiiformes. There are 18 families, 5 suborders and more than 200 species of anglerfish. Most angler fish around the world live in the bathypelagic zone of the Atlantic and Antarctic oceans. They can survive up from 1000m to 4000m below the surface, although some live in shallow waters too. (National Geographic) Most of the angler fish are generally dark grey to dark brown in colour, they have huge heads and enormous crescent-shaped mouths filled with sharp