Why a Chest Tube is Placed. A chest tube is placed for a variety of reasons. One reason, as you mentioned, is to help the lung re-inflate when someone has a collapsed lung, also known as a pneumothorax. In that circumstance, a chest tube is inserted along the side of the ribs to allow the lung to reinflate.
A. Osmosis is the passive movement of water from an area high in water concentration, across a semi-permeable membrane, to an area low in water concentration.
Osmosis is a special type of diffusion whereby water is moved from an area of high water potential into an area of lower water potential. In principle, the same concepts applyâ¦ for osmosis as it does for diffusion. The particles travel in a concentration gradient without the use of energy.