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Kryger [21]
1 year ago
8

Plasma contains more sodium than chloride. How can this be if individual ions of sodium and chloride exactly balance each other

out, and plasma is electrically neutral?.
Biology
1 answer:
MAXImum [283]1 year ago
4 0

In addition to chloride, there are other negatively charged molecules in plasma. The extra sodium restores the balance of the overall negative charges.

So this is how plasma is electrically neutral.

<h3>The makeup of bodily fluids:</h3>
  • High levels of sodium, chloride, bicarbonate, and protein can be found in the plasma.
  • High levels of salt, chloride, and bicarbonate but a relatively low level of protein can be found in the IF.
  • The ICF, on the other hand, contains higher levels of protein, phosphate, magnesium, and potassium.
<h3>What occurs when the plasma Na+ content rises?</h3>
  • Although the plasma sodium concentration does not provide any information regarding the volume of extracellular fluid, it does allow for an assumption regarding intracellular volume.
  • A rise in plasma sodium (plasma osmolality) causes water to be drawn out of the cell, which causes the intracellular volume to decrease.
<h3>Why does plasma have a higher sodium content than chloride?</h3>
  • In plasma, sodium predominates over chloride.
  • In addition to chloride, there are other negatively charged molecules in plasma.
  • The extra sodium restores the balance of the overall negative charges.

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