D2.3.7—Medical applications Topic Practice
D2.3.7—Medical applications Topic Practice
Practise explaining why human tissues and organs must be kept in solutions with matching osmolarity to avoid damaging water movement.
How this is tested
- explain why isotonic plasma and tissue fluid prevent net water movement by osmosis
- apply osmolarity to choose a suitable bathing solution for a transplant organ
- distinguish effects of hypotonic and hypertonic fluids on human cells and tissues