A faculty member asks a student to identify the appropriate term ...

[sammy]

A faculty member asks a student to identify the appropriate term for the movement of a solute from an area of greater to lesser concentration. Which answer indicates the nursing student un-derstood the teaching?
 
  a. Osmosis
  b. Diffusion
  c. Hydrostatic pressure
  d. Active transport

Question 2

The drug Pilocarpine (Pilocar) is a muscarinic agonist that reduces Intraocular Pressure? HOW?

[vkodali]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Diffusion is the movement of a solute molecule from an area of greater solute concentration to an area of lesser solute concentration through a permeable membrane. Osmosis is the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from a region of higher water concentration to one of lower concentration. Hydrostatic pressure is the force of fluid against a cell membrane. In active transport, molecules move up a concentration gradient.

Answer to Question 2

[sammy]

Excellent

[ryhom]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it