Chris just ate some really salty snacks. He is now experiencing
A) osmotic thirst due to loss of intracellular fluid.
B) osmotic thirst due to loss of extracellular fluid.
C) hypovolemic thirst due to loss of intracellular fluid.
D) hypovolemic thirst due to loss of extracellular fluid.

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Eating salty snacks leads to an increase in the concentration of solutes in the extracellular fluid. This causes water to move out of cells to balance the solute concentration, leading to a decrease in intracellular fluid volume and triggering osmotic thirst.

Chris Just Ate Some Really Salty Snacks