If a person develops high blood pressure, one of the compensatory mechanisms that comes into play is the fluid shift mechanism. This mechanism causes

A. increased filtration in the kidney, thereby increasing urine output.
B. water to shift from the interstitial space into the capillaries.
C. water to shift from the capillaries into the interstitial spaces.
D. water to shift from inside cells into the extracellular fluid.
E. water to stay inside the capillaries.


Answer: C

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