If a Hospital Patient Is Mistakenly Given an IV of Pure

Multiple Choice

If a hospital patient is mistakenly given an IV of pure water instead of a saline solution that is isotonic to blood,the patient's red blood cells will

A) shrink and collapse.
B) release water to the plasma along its concentration gradient.
C) absorb water from the plasma and eventually burst.
D) transport equal amounts of water across the cell membrane in both directions.
E) work with white blood cells to maintain the water level in the plasma.