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What would happen if you to red blood cells if you give a pure water IV?
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∙ 15y ago
Fluids entering the blood stream should be isotonic (same salt concentration) as the blood. Water is hypotonic to the cell environment (contains fewer solutes) and this would result in a net movement of water into the cell, causing the cell to swell and lyse (burst).
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∙ 11y agoNothing, the water will be excreted by the kidneys and nothing will happen to the blood cells. The same thing happens when you drink water, which is absorbed by the large intestin and go to the blood stream to be filtered by the kidneys and finally enter the bladder.
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What will happen to the red blood cells if large quantities of distilled water is injected into a person's veins?
They would change in volume.
What would happen to blood cells that do not produce enough insulin compared to a normal cell?
blood cells die
What would happen if red blood cells were placed in very little salt water?
If you put the blood cells in very salty water the molecules would go from a higher concentration to a lower. In conclusion the blood cells would shrink.
What would happen if you had insufficient Red blood cells?
It can cause Anemia.
What would happen to your cells if the fluid outside our cells became hypertonic?
water would move from the red blood cell into the solution and the cell would then shrink and therefore not function properly
What would happen if the concentration of ions in your blood plasma suddenly became significantly lower than the concentration of ions within your blood cells?
All the water would flow toward the inside of the blood cells by osmosis, and they'd swell way up. Maybe even burst.
What would happen if the ion content of the blood wasn't controlled?
When ion content is wrong, it can cause the wrong amount of water to be drawn unto cells by osmosis, so the cells are damaged
What will happen to blood cells place in the stailed water?
Your question is confusing, did you mean "distilled" water? Your body & cells live and function not in a pure water environment, but water with several electrolytes in specific concentrations: sodium, potassium, calcium, chloride and several others. If you placed red blood cells into pure water (distilled water) that did not have any of the electrolytes mentioned above, the distilled water would enter the blood cells through the process of osmosis. The basic idea of osmosis is that if there is a chemical gradient and a permeable membrane separating this gradient, there will be a transfer of water trying to reach an equillibrium. The solution in your red blood cells would be hyperosmotic compared to the distilled water. The cell membranes are semi-permeable, and would allow some of the distilled water to enter the cell, trying to balance the osmolarity. The effect would be that the red blood cells would swell with distilled water and likely burst--like an over-filled water balloon. If enough red blood cells were to pop, they could release enough electrolytes into the distilled water to keep other red blood cells from swelling and popping.
What would happen if your blood was pure water and why?
it would shrivel up
What would happen to a person blood osmolality when drinking seawater?
When you drink seawater, a high concentration of salt finds its way into your blood vessels. As a result, you have a higher concentration of solutes (salt molecules, in this case) on the outside of your blood cells than in your blood cells-- there is a hypertonic solution on the outside of the blood cells. Your body wants to keep solutions isotonic across the membranes-- that means your body wants the same amount of free water molecules on the inside of the blood cells as the outside-- so water molecules move out of the blood cells in order to keep the balance of free water molecules. The water moving out of the blood cells cause them to "crenate," or shrink, which is of course not very good for your cells.
Why would red blood cells burst if you placed them in pure water?
because red blood cells are blood and if they can disolve there for they will burt cause the blood has acid in it.
What will happen to the cells of a fresh water plant when put in salt water?
It would die.
