If a person is normovolemic and consumes a large quantity of a hyperosmotic solution, it will
A) have no effect on cell osmolarity and thereby cell size.
B) cause cells to swell due to an increase in the osmolarity of extracellular fluid.
C) cause cells to shrink due to an increase in the osmolarity of extracellular fluid.
D) cause cells to swell due to a decrease in the osmolarity of extracellular fluid.
E) cause cells to shrink due to a decrease in the osmolarity of extracellular fluid
Ans: C) cause cells to shrink due to an increase in the osmolarity of extracellular fluid.
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