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What is the primary factor that determines the colligative properties of a solution?
Which of the following is an example of a colligative property?
What is the primary function of a semipermeable membrane in osmosis?
What is the characteristic of an isotonic solution?
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What is the purpose of using an isotonic solution in medical applications?
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What is the concentration of an isotonic solution of sodium chloride?
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What is the reason a 2.0% solution of boric acid causes rapid hemolysis?
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Why is a 2.0% boric acid solution isotonic with blood cells?
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What is the function of the mucous lining of the eye in relation to boric acid in solution?
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What is the freezing point of both human blood and lacrimal fluid?
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What is the principle behind the hemolytic method of measuring tonicity?
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What is the concentration of NaCl solution that is isotonic with both blood and lacrimal fluid?
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What happens to red blood cells when they are suspended in a 2.0% NaCl solution?
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What is the term for the phenomenon where red blood cells swell and finally burst due to an influx of water?
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What is the osmotic pressure of body fluids, such as blood and lachrymal fluids, equivalent to?
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What is the term for a solution with an osmotic pressure higher than that of a 0.9% NaCl solution?
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What is the term for a solution with an osmotic pressure equal to that of a 0.9% NaCl solution?
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What is the difference between iso-osmotic and isotonic?
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Study Notes
Colligative Properties
- Characteristic properties of a solution that depend on the number of solute particles to the solvent particles.
- These properties include: osmotic pressure, boiling point elevation, vapor-pressure lowering, and freezing point depression.
Osmosis
- The process through which the solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane to dilute a solution having a higher osmotic pressure.
- Semipermeable membrane permits the passage of only the solvent molecules, not the solute molecules.
Isotonic Solutions
- Solutions that contain the same concentration of water and solutes as the cell cytoplasm.
- The isotonic solution has the same osmotic pressure as the physiologic fluid and does not cause swelling or contraction of the tissues with which it comes in contact.
- Example: 0.9% NaCl solution is isotonic with blood and lachrymal fluids.
Physiologic Fluid
- Body fluids, such as blood and lachrymal fluids, with an osmotic pressure corresponding to that of 0.9% NaCl solution.
Isotonicity and Hemolysis
- A 2.0% solution of boric acid is iso-osmotic with blood but causes rapid hemolysis because the molecules of boric acid pass freely through the erythrocyte membrane.
- A solution is isotonic only when the blood cells are impermeable to it.
Measurement of Tonicity
- The hemolytic method: based on the liberation of oxyhemoglobin in direct proportion to the number of cells hemolyzed.
- Using the colligative properties: based on a measurement of the slight temperature differences arising from differences in the vapor pressure.
Hypertonic and Hypotonic Solutions
- Hypertonic solution: a solution with an osmotic pressure higher than 0.9% NaCl, causing the cells to shrink and become wrinkled.
- Hypotonic solution: a solution with an osmotic pressure lower than 0.9% NaCl, causing the cells to swell and finally burst or rupture.
- Example: 2.0% NaCl solution is hypertonic, and 0.2% NaCl solution is hypotonic.
Distinction between Iso-osmotic and Isotonic
- The terms iso-osmotic and isotonic are not equivalent.
- A solution can be iso-osmotic but not isotonic, causing hemolysis of red blood cells.
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Learn about the colligative properties of solutions, including osmotic pressure, boiling point elevation, vapor-pressure lowering, and freezing point depression. Understand the concept of osmosis and semipermeable membranes.
