B3.3.5 Responding to Osmotic Challenges Flashcards

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Symptoms of dehydration

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Passing of dark, concentrated urine
Headache and dizziness
Lack of energy

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Hypertonic

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contain high levels of glucose and salts
has a higher concentration of solute than the cell so water will leave the cell, causing it to shrink

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Hypotonic

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contain low levels of glucose and salts
Concentration of solutes is lower than that of the cell

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isotonic

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contain ion concentrations equal to those in blood plasma
solution has the same concentration of solutes as the cell.
there is no net movement of water

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