Which of These Is NOT a Potential Cause of Hypertonicity

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a potential cause of hypertonicity in the body?

• A)water deprivation
• B)heavy sweating
• C) excess vasopressin secretion
• D) diabetes insipidus
• Refer to the acid-base abnormality that would result from severe pneumonia in which gas exchange is impaired.

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Definitions:

Balanced Polymorphism

A situation in genetics where two or more alleles of a gene persist in a population because they each offer a survival advantage.

Sister Groups

Groups of organisms that share an immediate common ancestor, and therefore are each other's closest relatives.

Phenotype

An individual’s observable traits.

Directional Selection

A mode of natural selection where individuals with traits on one end of the spectrum are more likely to survive and reproduce, causing a shift in the population's genetic makeup.