If the amount of chloride ion in blood plasma increases, which of the following would initially occur?
A) The blood osmotic pressure will increase.
B) The blood osmotic pressure will decrease.
C) The blood osmotic pressure will stay the same.
D) The blood hydrostatic pressure will increase.
E) The blood hydrostatic pressure will decrease.

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An increase in chloride ions in the blood plasma will increase the number of solutes present, thereby increasing the osmotic pressure as osmotic pressure is directly related to the concentration of solutes in a solution.

If the Amount of Chloride Ion in Blood Plasma Increases