Consuming food containing salt may raise our blood pressure. Which of the follow

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Consuming food containing salt may raise our blood pressure. Which of the following best describe why this is so? a. Salt causes the bloodstream to be hypertonic. Water will flow from the cells to the bloodstream thus increasing volume, which raises blood pressure. b. Salt causes the bloodstream to be hypotonic. Water will flow from the cells to the bloodstream thus increasing volume, which raises blood pressure. c. Salt increases the density of the blood, which raises the blood pressure. d. Salt stimulates the production of fluid, which enters the bloodstream thus raising blood pressure.

Popcorn makes us thirsty because.. a. popcorn creates an ECF that is hypertonic. b. popcorn creates an ICF that is hypertonic c. popcorn literally pulls the water out of the cells d. popcorn contains salt, which makes us thirsty .

The use of osmotic terms is always in reference to the concentration of blank in the ICF or ECF. a. water b. solutes

Explanation / Answer

a. Salt causes the bloodstream to be hypertonic. Water will flow from the cells to the bloodstream, thus increasing volume, which raises blood pressure.

a. popcorn creates an ECF that is hypertonic

b. solutes

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