A patient has a high salt or sodium intake which draws fluid out of his cells to dilute the sodium. This process occurs as a result of
A)negative feedback control.
B)reabsorption.
C)excretion.
D)positive feedback control.
E)absorption.

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Negative feedback control is a process in which the output of a system acts to reduce the input. In this case, the high salt intake is the input, and the fluid drawn out of the cells is the output. The output (fluid drawn out of the cells) acts to reduce the input (high salt intake) by diluting the sodium.

A Patient Has a High Salt or Sodium Intake Which