If Red Blood Cells Are Taken from the Body and Placed

question 76

Multiple Choice

If red blood cells are taken from the body and placed in a hypertonic solution, what happens to the cells?

• A) The cells remain unchanged due to equal water concentrations inside and outside the cells.
• B) The cells swell and burst because water moves into them.
• C) The cells shrivel up because water leaves them.
• D) The cells remain unchanged due to equal solute concentrations inside and outside the cells.
• E) They become white blood cells.

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