1. Osmosis and Blood Sugar

2. SOlutions Examples Sugar water Solute= Sugar, Solvent= water
Solute- what gets dissolved into the solvent
Solvent- What the solute gets dissolved into
Examples
Sugar water
Solute= Sugar, Solvent= water
Chocolate milk
Solute= Chocolate, Solvent= milk

3. What is osmosis? Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a membrane
Water moves from the area of lower concentration of solute to higher area concentration of solute…. In other words, water will move to “dilute” the more concentrated area.
 Solute molecule
Less concentrated- think you’ve diluted that super sweet beverage with water
More concentrated- think super sweet beverage.

4. Hyperglycemia- High blood concentration outside of the cell aka- Hypertonic outside the cell
 Glucose (Solute) Molecule
H2O
Water moves out of the cell to “dilute” the area of higher concentration
When water moves out of the cell, the cell shrinks

5. Water moves into the cell to “dilute” the area of higher concentration
Hypoglycemia- Low blood concentration outside of the cell aka- Hypotonic outside the cell
 Glucose (Solute) Molecule
H2O
Water moves into the cell to “dilute” the area of higher concentration
When water inside of the cell, the cell swells

6. Water moves in and outside of the cell at the same rate
Normal Blood Sugar- Normal concentration outside of the cell and inside the cell. aka- Isotonic
 Glucose (Solute) Molecule
H2O
Water moves in and outside of the cell at the same rate
When water moves in and out of the cell, so the cell stays the same.

7. Summary Hypotonic= Hypoglycemia Isotonic= Normal blood sugar
Hypertonic- Hypergycemia