Tonicity

Question 1

tonicity

Answer 1

• relationship between concentrations of solutes on either side of a membrane

Question 2

isotonic

Answer 2

• same concentration

- no net movement

Question 3

hypertonic

Answer 3

• concentration outside cell is greater
• h2o leaves cell via osmosis
• cell shrinks

Question 4

hypotonic

Answer 4

• concentration in cell is greater
• water moves in cell
• cell bursts

Question 5

why is toncitiy cruical?

Answer 5

• how to regulate IV fluids