The answer must be about "Transport Across the Cell Membrane" osmosis, diffusion...
2007-05-19 21:49:08 · 13 answers · asked by Jenny 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Sea water is 3% sodium chloride and other salt solution ie about thrice the concentration of normal saline . So if sea water is taken , it is absorbed and goes into blood. But from there the water can not go into any tissue fluids,C S F .etc because only reverse osmosis takes place driving tissue fluid into blood. .So the person feels thirsty and if he takes sea water again ,he feels more thirsty. He`ll ultimately die of dehydration.
2007-05-19 22:05:11 · answer #1 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Osmosis - movement of water from a dilute solution (lots of water molecules)to a concentrated solution (not many water molecules) across a cell membrane. Drinking sea water will cause water to move out of cells to compensate for the increase of salts in the body. The water moelcules move from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution (with salts). With water moving out of cells, the person will be dehydrated. Drinking more sea water will increase the dehydration. This is why the person cannot survive
2007-05-19 21:55:18 · answer #2 · answered by loza 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sea water has a high salt content. If you drink sea water your Na+ levels will increase in your blood, the water will move out of your cells (via osmosis) and your cells will shrivel. I can't imagine that's a pleasant experience.
2007-05-19 21:54:28 · answer #3 · answered by mb20and151 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
rather, i think of Spring Water tastes ill. I continuously drink water, and that's all I ever drink. So, i'm genuine picky on my water. the only form of water i'm going to drink is Bottled Purified Water. I hate the flavor of spring water for some reason. i can't positioned my finger on it, yet there is something approximately it that I purely hate. Ha.
2016-12-11 14:42:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will dehydrate you quicker than if you were to drink nothing. The water in your cells will leave your cells and go into the salt water you drink. Weird, huh? But that's how it works.
You can get the exact opposite effect if you drink too much pure water. It is quite uncommon, but cases have shown up in which people have thrown off their overall electrolyte balance and put themselves in a coma by drinking too much pure water too quickly. freaky.
2007-05-20 03:01:59 · answer #5 · answered by Kinase 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The salt in sea water will eventually dehydrate you. Thats why you wouldn't be able to survive by drinking it.
2007-05-19 21:58:19 · answer #6 · answered by Angel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because there are some acids that they don't allow to your stomach to accpet them because they are very sour as I have said before. In additions, there are petroleum wastes and other sediments from the bed and they are anorganic so the can not melt inside you. Sorry, for my bad English. I am a 10 year old girl from Greece and I am answering from sister's account.
2007-05-19 22:30:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
History is full of seamen who ran out of fresh water and tried drinking seawater. It actually dries you out more because of the salt.
2007-05-19 21:55:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sea water has high salt concentration. which not only making you dehydrate, but also damages your circulatory and excretory system..
2007-05-19 21:58:23 · answer #9 · answered by whoda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive driken sea water b4...
2007-05-19 21:53:02 · answer #10 · answered by becca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋