What is one way in which the composition of intracellular and extracellular fluids differ?

Q: Assume that water constitutes 60% of a person’s body weight. What fraction of a person’s body weight…

A: Total body water comprises the water that is present inside the cells i.e. intracellular fluid (ICF)…

Q: Give some examples to illustrate the general principle of physiologythat control and exchange…

A: The general principle of physiologythat specifies the control exchange of materials that occur…

Q: What do transporter proteins involve?

A: Transporter protein - Transporter proteins are integral membrane protein, which are involved in the…

Q: How do solvents or temperature affect membrane permeability?

A: Biological membranes cover the cells and maintain their interior.

Q: What is a mediated protein transporter?

A: Mediated transport refers to transport interceded by a transport protein embedded in the membrane.…

Q: What are the different types of solutions according to their concentration? What is its effect of…

A: Solutions: A solution is a homogenous mixture that contains a similar kind of substance (solute)…

Q: What does the term intracellular fluid refer to?

A: Intracellular fluid is the cytosol found in the cell. Extracellular fluid Is present around the…

Q: Name the subdivisions of the extracellular fluid compartment.

A: The extracellular fluid compartment can be defined as the type of compartment present outside the…

Q: Cell Membranes are: A)Fully permeable B)Impereable to all solutes c) Impereable to 50% of any…

A: Cells are the primary units of existence that make up all dwelling matters. Cells, much like the…

Q: What is membrane potential and how is this created?

A: Membrane potential: Membrane potential gives permeability to the positive and negative ions.…

Q: what Comparisons do extracellular & intracellular body fluids in terms of their location and amount

A: There are three types of extracellular fluids: interstitial fluid in the" interstitial compartment…

Q: What is the exact location of intercellular matrix?

A: Intercellular means between two cells.

Osmosis

In simple words, osmosis is the slow, gradual movement of a liquid through a membrane. But there are nuances to this process. For instance, there has to be an imbalance in the distribution of solute in the liquid on either side of the membrane, which has to be semipermeable. The liquid in the region with a lower solute concentration moves to the region with a higher concentration, thereby displacing the solution in the process. The objective is to equalize the concentration of molecules on both sides of the membrane; the displacement of liquid can be viewed as a byproduct of this equalization. Since there is no energy required to carry osmosis, it is considered a passive process.