1) If a patient is given an intravenous solution containing 150 mM NaCl, his or

Question

1) If a patient is given an intravenous solution containing 150 mM NaCl, his or her red blood cells will __________.

a) shrink

b) not change in size or shape

c) swell

d) lyse

2)At an ion's equilibrium potential, the chemical driving force on that ion is ____________ the electrical driving force.

a) greater than

b) less than

c) equal to

3) A conformational change in the glucose carrier protein is triggered only after the binding of glucose.

a) true

b) false

4) As the solute concentration of a solution increases, __________.

b) the osmolarity decreases

a) the water concentration decreases

Answers a and b are correct

Answers a and c are correct

c) the osmotic pressure increases

Explanation / Answer

1) If a patient is given intravenous solution containing 150 mM of NaCl, the solution is isotonic to plasma. So, the red blood cells will neither increase in their size nor shrink. Therefore, the answer for this question is option b (not change in size or shape).

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