In-Text Figure Based Questions
-Describe the concentration of the intracellular fluid relative to the extracellular fluid in parts b andc.(Figure 3-17)
A)______hypotonic to the extracellular fluid; hypertonic to the extracellular fluid
B) hypertonic to the extracellular fluid; hypotonic to the extracellular fluid
C) isotonic to the extracellular fluid; hypertonic to the extracellular fluid
D) isotonic to the extracellular fluid; hypotonic to the extracellular fluid
E) hypertonic to the extracellular fluid; isotonic to the extracellular fluid

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In part b, the intracellular fluid is hypertonic compared to the extracellular fluid, indicating a higher solute concentration inside the cell, which would cause water to move into the cell. In part c, the intracellular fluid is hypotonic relative to the extracellular fluid, indicating a lower solute concentration inside the cell, which would cause water to move out of the cell.