Question

max has lost significant amount of blood due to an accident. at the er, enough distilled water has been infused to replenish the amount of blood lost. what would happen to max’s blood cells?
answer
hemolyse
crenate
nothing. distilled water is isotonic to blood cells.
i don’t know yet

Explanation:

Blood cells have a higher solute concentration than distilled water. When distilled water (hypotonic solution) is infused, water moves into the blood cells via osmosis, causing them to swell and eventually burst, a process called hemolyse. Crenation occurs in a hypertonic solution (water leaves cells), and distilled water is not isotonic to blood cells (isotonic has equal solute concentration as cells).

Answer:

Hemolyse