Question

5. Fill in the blanks below with these terms. (hypertonic, hypotonic, isotonic, outside, inside) Under normal circumstances intracellular fluid is ____________ compared to extracellular fluid. Addition of salt crystals (NaCl) to the cucumber creates _______________ conditions on the outside of cells which causes water to move from the __________ to the ___________ of cells. Adding a ___________ solution to red blood cells will cause them to shrink in volume, while adding a __________ solution to red blood cells will cause them to swell and burst. 250 mosmol/L is a solution that is _____________ to the solute osmolarity inside of mammalian cells while a 300 mosmol/L solution is __________ to the osmolarity inside mammalian cells.

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