If the ECF's Osmolarity Increases

question 115

Multiple Choice

If the ECF's osmolarity increases

• A) Water will shift from the ICF into the ECF.
• B) Water will not shift between the ECF and the ICF.
• C) Water will move from the ECF into the ICF.
• D) Vasopressin secretion will decrease.
• E) Potassium and sodium will compensate.

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Definitions:

Conservation

Refers to the cognitive understanding that certain properties of objects, such as volume or mass, remain unchanged even when their forms or appearances change.

Object Permanence

The concept that entities remain present even when they are not observable, audible, or detectable by any sensory means.

Paired-Associates Learning

A learning process where items to be learned are presented in pairs so that when one item of a pair is presented, the other is recalled.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed, a concept crucial in cognitive development in infancy.