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∙ 15y ago9% NaCl is a hypertonic saline solution. Red blood cells will appear to shrink as they lose water out of the cell membrane and into the saline solution.
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∙ 15y agoSince a 9% saline solution is hypertonic as compared to the cell, it would crenate (crush or shrink).
Since a 9% saline solution is hypertonic as compared to the cell, it would crenate (crush or shrink).
What will happen to a red blood cell that is placed in a solution of 90 percent water and 10 percent salt is that the salt will decrease in volume due to osmosis. Meanwhile the water will enter the red blood cell, making it swell up.
The distilled water is a hypotonic environment.
The EOS percent is the percent of white blood cells in the blood. The eosinophil count is used when testing for Allergies.
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5.72 million red blood cells per microliter (mcL) of blood for men and 5.03 million per mcL for women. In healthy men, 41 percent to 50 percent of blood is red blood cells. In healthy women, 35 percent to 46 percent is red blood cells
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Osmosis may occur in either direction across the cell membrane.
red blood cells are erythrocytes while white blood cells are lymphocytes.
they are spherical in shape
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