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ivolga24
2 months ago
5

With countercurrent flow, diffusion happened in all regions of the filter. Explain why

Physics
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inna [3.1K]2 months ago
3 0

Answer:

When blood and dialysate flow in the same direction, as both move from a high concentration area of urea to one that is further away, the levels of urea in both the bloodstream and dialysis equalize, halting diffusion across the semipermeable membrane in higher filter regions such as II, III, IV, or V.

Conversely, with countercurrent flow, as urea concentration in the bloodstream decreases, it meets increasingly pure dialysate from its source, enabling diffusion to occur throughout all filter regions.

Explanation:

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