Lecture 2: Osmosis, Tonicity, and Pressure Flashcards
flow of water across what type of membrane is due to differences in solute concentration (membrane blocks movement of solute)
Semipermeable membrane
- only allows water
Concentration difference of solutes causes differences in osmotic pressure, which will cause
Osmosis
Does osmosis occur because of pressure differences or by simple diffusion
Pressure differences
The side with the more solute will have greater/less osmotic pressure that will pull water over
greater
what type of pressure is defined as pulling pressure
osmotic pressure
what type of pressure is defined as pushing pressure
Hydrostatic pressure
aka “fluid pressure”
what type of pressure is this?
- created by difference in solute concentration across a semipermeable membrane (impermeable to certain solutes)
- measure of tendency of solution to pull in water
Osmotic Pressure
what type of pressure is this?
- refers to the amount of hydrostatic pressure required to stop osmosis
Osmotic Pressure
What allows fluid exchange across capillaries
Osmotic and hydrostatic pressures very important in cells and blood vessels
what type of pressure is this?
- pressure exerted by a stationary fluid at equilibrium
- causes water / fluid to move or be pushed over
- moving / flowing fluid against a membrane that deforms easily (plasma membrane) does not usually exert much pressure
Hydrostatic Pressure
what type of pressure is this?
- fluid pressure usually causing water and some very small solutes to leave blood vessels
Hydrostatic pressure
- you have to have some hydrostatic pressure on blood vessels to move blood from vein to skin, but enough osmotic pressure in skin to not push too much
- interstitial / hydrostatic: fluid pressure between cells
- blood/hydrostatic: exerted by fluid in blood vessels (usually high)
what type of pressure is defined as the pressure in tissues and cells?
osmotic / oncotic pressure
when you have high/low osmolarity (many solute particles) exerts high osmotic pressure to pull water into a space, such as a blood vessel
high
Osmotic pressure
What direction does fluid pressure favor
Pressures favor filtration out of capillaries into tissues
define osmolar concentrations
Express the osmotic strength of solutions such as urine, plasma, NaCl