Cells in Different Saline Solutions Demo
Flash Animation
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Description of Flash Animation
This is a Flash animation which shows how cells expand or contract depending on the saline concentration of a surrounding fluid. Blood cells contract when the solution is too salty (dehydration) and expand when there is not enough salt (salt depletion).
Screen Capture
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Course Information
Original Course: BI SCI 4 - Human Body: Form and Function
Instructor: Michael Troyan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Other Uses: This animation could be used in courses for biochemistry, materials sciences, health sciences and others.
License and Download
This MTO item can be used royalty-free under the following conditions. See the MTO Item Open Source License for complete terms.
- The item is distributed AS IS with no implied or stated warranties.
- The item is restricted to educational or personal use only. Commercial use is not permitted.
- Copies may be distributed, but only for educational or personal use. This item cannot be sold for profit.
- You have permission to modify the item, but the derivative work must remain open source and cannot be marketed for profit.
- Copyright of the original item is held by Penn State.
- If this item is used, attribution to Penn State is requested.
Download Link
The .swf Flash animation file and help documents are compressed in a .zip file. Once you download the file, double-click on the .zip file to extract the Files. Open the ReadMe.html file for instructions on posting the Flash file on a Web site or in a course management system.
Download Animation (cellvolume.zip - 124 KB)