Topic 1 Module 4: Movement of water – concepts of osmosis and tonicity
Title
1 Overview
2 Objectives
3 Why osmosis is an important basic issue in physiology and medicine
1. 3.1 Getting a perspective on Osmosis and the effects on cells
4 Definitions of Permeability and other background concepts
1. 4.1 Defining Osmosis, water movement and Osmotic pressure
2. 4.2 Comparing Osmolarities of two solutions
5 Selective permeability, non-penetrating particles and H2O movement
6 Understanding Tonicity
7 Revision (with quiz) to link up the concepts of Osmolarity and Tonicity
1. 7.1 Work sheet on Osmolarity and Tonicity
2. 7.2 Material for revision: Diffusion, Osmosis and Tonicity video
8 Module 4: Test your knowledge

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