Annie Has Just Eaten a Large Order of Heavily Salted

question 49

Multiple Choice

Annie has just eaten a large order of heavily salted French fries,some pickled eggs,and some cheese.How will consuming this much salt affect her physiology?

• A) There will be a temporary increase in blood volume.
• B) There will be a shift in the pH of her body fluids to the higher side of the pH scale.
• C) It will cause a prolonged increase in the osmolality of the blood.
• D) She will experience hypotension.

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Definitions:

Somatic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movements of the body by transmitting signals from the brain to the muscles.

Sensation

The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells through electrical and chemical signals.

Glial Cells

Non-neuronal cells in the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system that do not produce electrical impulses but are essential for the support, protection, and nutrition of neurons.