You have lost a lot of blood in an accident. In the emergency room the first thing the doctors will need to do is replace lost fluids. The fluids they give you should be:

A) hypertonic to your cells.
B) hypotonic to your cells.
C) isotonic to your cells.
D) either hypertonic or hypotonic to your cells.
E) either hypertonic or isotonic to your cells.


Answer: C

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