What Is the Most Likely Outcome When a Person Consumes

question 54

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely outcome when a person consumes a salty meal?

• A) Solute concentration in the extracellular fluid is likely to increase.
• B) The synthesis of antidiuretic hormone is likely to be inhibited.
• C) Aldosterone production in the body is likely to increase.
• D) Extracellular fluid is likely to become hypotonic.
• E) Cells in the body are likely to swell.

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Definitions:

Blood Colloid Osmotic Pressure

The pressure exerted by plasma proteins on the capillary walls, which helps to retain water within the circulatory system.

Net Filtration Pressure

The difference in pressure that drives the filtration of fluids across capillary walls, determined by hydrostatic and oncotic pressures.

Myogenic Mechanism

A feedback mechanism in which blood vessels respond to changes in blood pressure to maintain steady blood flow.

Afferent Arteriole

A small blood vessel that carries blood toward the glomeruli of the kidney as part of the filtration process.