Question
What is meant by
i) Haemolysis
i) Haemolysis
Answer
Haemolysis is the bursting of the Red blood cell when placed in hypotonic solution.
When red blood cells are placed in a hypotonic solution (a solution with a lower solute concentration than the inside of the cells), water moves into the cells through osmosis. This can cause the cells to swell and potentially burst, leading to hemolysis.
Haemolysis is the opposite of crenation. Crenation is a process where red blood cells shrink when they are placed in a hypertonic solution. A hypertonic solution (opposite of a hypotonic solution) has a higher concentration of solutes compared to the cytoplasm of the cell. When a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, water molecules move out of the cell through osmosis, causing the cell to shrink and become distorted in shape.
When red blood cells are placed in a hypotonic solution (a solution with a lower solute concentration than the inside of the cells), water moves into the cells through osmosis. This can cause the cells to swell and potentially burst, leading to hemolysis.
Haemolysis is the opposite of crenation. Crenation is a process where red blood cells shrink when they are placed in a hypertonic solution. A hypertonic solution (opposite of a hypotonic solution) has a higher concentration of solutes compared to the cytoplasm of the cell. When a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, water molecules move out of the cell through osmosis, causing the cell to shrink and become distorted in shape.
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