AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CELL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a hospital patient is mistakenly given an IV of pure water instead of a saline solution that is isotonic to blood, the patient’s red blood cells will
A
shrink and collapse
B
release water to the plasma along its concentration gradient
C
absorb water from the plasma and eventually burst
D
transport equal amounts of water across the cell membrane in both directions
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If a hospital patient is mistakenly administered pure water instead of a saline solution that is Isotonic to blood during intravenous (IV) therapy, the patient’s red blood cells will O lose their function, and the water level in the plasma will be maintained by white blood cells instead.

Detailed explanation-2: -When a person receives fluids intravenously (through an IV bag, for example), a saline solution is sometime used. Giving large amounts of pure water directly into a vein would cause your blood cells to become hypotonic, possibly leading to death.

Detailed explanation-3: -If aquaporins are injected into the membranes of epithelial cells that line blood vessels, a. carrier proteins will bind glucose and enter the bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-4: -A red blood cell has been placed into three different solutions. One solution is isotonic to the cell, one solution is hypotonic to the cell, and one solution is hypertonic to the cell.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is a passive process in which molecules move from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration.-CORRECT.

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