discussion final draft Nandani HemnauthBio 207 Section 3AC

Discussion The experiment tested Ovis aries RBC tonicity in varying concentrated solutions. As more solutes occupied the solutions, each solution became increasingly hyperosmotic in comparison to the RBC’s. The hypothesis of this experiment was that, if the red blood cells are placed in contact with NaCl solution, then the degree of hemolysis of the red blood cells should be greater, due to the movement of water by osmosis. Figures 1 and 2 in the results section demonstrates; as the NaCl concentration of the solution increased, the hemolysis percentage decreased due to the increase solute concentration opposing the direction of water into the cells. The concept of tonicity towards red bloods cells are being experimented on, for the increase in storage of a red blood cell and on the components (chemically based of the red blood cell) is a major contributor to tonicity. Longer red blood cell (RBC) storage can improve blood