Multiple Choice
A student asks why osmolality is preferred over osmolarity as the measurement of osmotic activity in the clinical assessment of individuals. What response by the professor is most accurate?
A) Plasma contains sodium and chloride, which influence the volume of solution.
B) Volume affects perfusion more than the weight of solutes.
C) More of the weight of plasma is influenced by solutes rather than by water.
D) Osmotic activity depends on the concentration of solutes present in plasma.
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