Multiple Choice
If someone runs a marathon through a desert while eating pretzels and not drinking water, their plasma osmolarity
A) rises and becomes hypertonic to the interstitial and intracellular fluid compartments.
B) rises and becomes hypotonic to the interstitial and intracellular fluid compartments.
C) decreases and becomes hypertonic to the interstitial and intracellular fluid compartments.
D) decreases and becomes hypotonic to the interstitial and intracellular fluid compartments.
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