Movement Of Materials In The Body Essay

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Unit 13 – Physiology of Fluid Balance for Health and Social Care Movement of Materials Introduction For this assignment, I will have to talk about the movement of materials in the body, e.g. the states of matter; solid, liquid and gas. Materials; particulate, ionic, in solution, relevant colloidal forms e.g. emulsion (oil in water, etc.) Movement of materials: diffusion, facilitated diffusion, osmosis, active transport, endocytosis, and exocytosis. The States of Matter; The states of matter are solid, liquid and gas. All types of matter are made of atoms and molecules. Atoms are the smallest “bits” of matter that can take part in chemical reactions, whereas molecules are composed of one or more atoms and are the smallest amount of a…show more content…
can reach even the tiniest air passages, causing scarring and diseases. These particles can be as small as 0.005 mm in diameter. The particulate material can enter any wounds that are open and rest in deep tissues. For instance if you look at images of a smokers or workers in “dust” occupations’ lungs, it can show blackened tissues which are results of the particulate matter. Ionic: This contains atoms that can have a positive or negative charge as a result of gaining or losing electrons. Atoms or groups of atoms are called ions and electrolytes. Ions are continuously moving in and out of the cells, as they are often required or eliminated products from thousands of chemical reactions occurring in cells. In solution: Substances are capable of dissolving in liquids are called solutes (the liquid is a solvent and the solute dissolved in the solvent is a solution. Salt dissolves in water because ions become separated by polarised water molecules. Water is the most common molecule in the human body, and is the most important solvent in the human body and most chemical reactions involve molecules dissolved in
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