What Is the Importance of Regulating ECF Osmolarity

question 57

Multiple Choice

What is the importance of regulating ECF osmolarity?

• A)It helps maintain blood pressure.
• B)It prevents the urine from becoming too concentrated.
• C) It prevents fluid shifts between the cells and the extracellular fluid.
• D) It prevents spontaneous depolarization of nerve and muscle cell membranes because of shifts in Na⁺ balance.

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