• Discussion: The results acquired from the experiment have supported the hypothesis. In the first sample, red blood cell in the isotonic solution (NaCl 0.85%) kept its regular shape. This is because when RBC was placed in an isotonic solution, which is the solution has the same concentration of solutes as the cell, water will move into and out of the cell simultaneously and no net effect will be seen. In the second sample, cell shrank, and crenation occurred in the hypertonic solution (NaCl 10%) because the hypotonic solution has a higher osmosis pressure than the cell, water is going to escape from the cell for decreasing the high concentration of solute in the hypotonic solution. Lastly, in the hypertonic solution (NaCl 10%), cell bloated,
a) Urinalysis with significantly increased amounts of blood (via dipstick and sediment), protein, and leukocytes as well as slightly increased bilirubin and slightly decreased pH;
The largest component of the blood is the Plasma, a liquid substance made up of 91.5% water and 8.5% solutes that is responsible for over half the blood’s total volume. This liquid portion of the blood is vital for maintaining blood pressure within the body that helps capillary exchange. (Tortura 691-692). Cases of hemorrhagic or hypovolemic shock, a severe reduction in plasma is what triggers the body’s feedback systems, and compensation for fluid loss will stem from pulling of water from other
Racism, a plague in our society that has infected our society, and still does today, has been rooted by the premise of Darwinian evolution. Racism existed long before Charles Darwin made his mark in history; however, in the book One Race One Blood, the authors explain how there is a very close relationship between the theory of evolution and what we know today as racism. The authors intent of this book is to realize the effects of a specific ideas that has shaped racism. Mr. Ken Ham describes ideas as being seeds, “…they might seem small; they might seem insignificant; they might even go unnoticed by all expect those who hold them in the moment…” (7). Charles Darwin’s idea (or seeds) of his evolutionary has taken root and made its way into public schools, the government, and even our churches. Although, racism did not originate with Darwin, Ken Ham claims that, “he did more than any other person to popularize it” (22). His evolutionary ideas have fueled racism and this is what racists use to justify their hatred toward those who are different from them (8).
The pump is sensitive to the potassium concentration of the blood. When extracellular potassium increases the pump increases in activity and more potassium is taken up by the cell, when plasma concentration is low the reverse occurs. [5]
The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the effect of changing the concentration of sodium chloride solution on the rate of osmosis in tubes of potatoes. This was maintained using equal measurements of the potato tubes and applying them into the different concentrations of sodium chloride, 0%, 2%, 5%, 10%, 20% and 26%, in beakers then measuring the change in mass of the potato tubes afterwards. The time taken for all potato tubes to be placed in solution was 15 minutes. Can the concentration gradient of the sodium chloride solution influence on the rate of osmotic diffusion undergone by the potato tubes?
Erythrocytes are naturally a biconcave disc, which results in a larger membrane surface to volume ratio than a sphere shaped disc. These cells have the strength and flexibility needed to survive for 120 days in circulation. Their peripheral proteins stabilize the membrane and are responsible for their shape. These proteins include sprectrin, actin, ankryn, and band-4-protein. Peripheral proteins are attached to the red blood cell (RBC) membrane. Ankyrin-1 stabilizes the membrane by linking beta spectrin to band-3. The band-3-protein is part of the integral membrane and functions as an anion exchanger, glucose transporter, and water channel (Hamasaki, 1999).
Tortora, G., & Derrickson, B. (2012). The cardiovascular system: The blood. In B. Roesch (Ed.),
Dialysis tubing is made from regenerated cellulose or cellophane, and is used in clinical circumstances to ensure that molecule have a filtered flow, and that larger solute molecules do not enter the dialysis tubing (Alberts, 2002). Like a cell membrane, dialysis tubing has a semi-permeable membrane, which allows small molecule to permeate through the membrane. Thus, the dialysis tubing mimics the diffusion and osmosis processes of the cell membrane (Alberts, 2002). Although the dialysis tubing has a semi-permeable membrane, which mimics a cell, its structure is different. The me...
Another trend in this table which demonstrates this phenomenon is the decreasing FPV of the CHO cells after cooling and freezing/thawing which shows the increasing membrane fluidity. However, compared to the control cells (at 0 mg) the CLC treated cells still showed considerably less membrane fluidity after being cooled.
the gain or loss of water when samples of the tissue are placed in a
P6 a I) In our experiment to study Osmosis I think that the 0.6 M
(Cliffnotes) Osmosis played a really big role in the second part of the experiment. One of the beakers was filled with water and so was one of the dialysis tubes and both reacted with sucrose. When particles move through the membrane, whether they go in or out, the cell will either begin to shrink or grow, and can grow so much that it bursts. If a solution gains water it is called a hypertonic to the solution on the outside. If the opposite happens then the solution is hypotonic. When an equal amount of water particles are transferred between both solutions then they are both called isotonic solutions. (Lab notes) Dialysis is the process in which particles, that are different sizes, are separated using a selectively permeable membrane. In the experiment we used the dialysis tubes to test the permeability of water, sucrose and
Starling law of capillaries- According to the act (starling) only 85% of the watery liquid type of a substance that exists blood by filtration and separation to pass in the tissue spaces is reabsorbed. Further 15% cleans the cells interstitial liquid (fluid) and is then and there relocated into the lymphatic system for final return to its original place which is the blood.
The overall purpose of the experiments in this lab was to introduce the function and structure of the plasma membrane, describe the workings of diffusion and osmosis, and to demonstrate how different factors such as particle size, temperature, and space of diffusion area affect the rate of diffusion. With the results from the experiments, it can be concluded that all of the factors listed do affect diffusion, and there may be many more than are unaccounted for.
Bufffers play an important role in many biological processes as the majority of them are affected by pH. The pH fluids residing inside and out of cells (intracellular and extracellular) is maintained through buffer systems One example of buffer that plays an important role as a buffer in maintaining the pH of blood is bicarbonate. The