A person suffered burns over a large part of his body. Evaporation of fluid from the surface of burned areas occurs. As a result of the evaporation process, cells will tend to

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When fluid evaporates from the surface of burned areas, it leads to a loss of water from the body, increasing the concentration of solutes outside the cells. This osmotic imbalance causes water to move out of the cells to the extracellular space, leading to cell shrinkage.

A Person Suffered Burns Over a Large Part of His