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| | BioEd Online Slides: organs, Animalia, stem cells, steady state, sponges |
 | | The concentration of NaCl in blood is about 0.85%, so if we are working with organs, tissues, or cells, we use such solutions (often containing other components in lower concentrations) to keep cell membranes from deteriorating and to maintain an osmotically neutral environment. |
 | | Solutions that we use for organs, cells, and tissues generally will be high in sodium, since sodium is the principal cation among the electrolytes in extracellular fluid, the liquid that is outside of cells. |
 | | Fever, a common symptom of a cold or flu, is a disruption of the bodyâs constant internal temperature. |
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