Using Your Knowledge of Osmosis or Osmotic Pressure Explain the Following

question 119

Essay

Using your knowledge of osmosis or osmotic pressure explain the following statement: Drinking salt water actually dehydrates our tissues.

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories interfere with the recall of new information.

Serial-Order Effect

The tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where old information inhibits the ability to remember new information.

Alzheimer's Disease

A progressive neurological disorder that causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and ultimately, loss of ability to perform even simple tasks, due to brain cell degeneration.