PATH 3610 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Menopause, Hypercholesterolemia, Congenital Disorder

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Unit 2 changes in blood flow and body fluid balance: Osmosis: the tendency of a solvent (ex: water) to pass from a solution of lesser concentration to one of greater concentration when the two solutions are separated by a semipermeable membrane. Oncotic pressure: the pressure generated by the act of osmosis. Hydrostatic pressure refers to the pressure of water (i. e. the fluid part of the blood), influenced by the activity of the heart pump, the elasticity and recoil of blood vessel, and the quantity of blood within a vessel. In most normal cells, the tissue hydrostatic and oncotic pressures are near zero, and as such contribute little to fluid exchange. In the normal capillary, at the arteriolar end of the capillary bed, vascular hydrostatic pressure (pushing fluid out of vessels) is higher than the vascular oncotic pressure (drawing fluid into vessel) o. The net effect drives fluid into the tissues.

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