Which of these statements does NOT apply to an individual who is overhydrated
A)H₂Oa. will move by osmosis into the cells.
B)Both the ECF and the ICF compartments will be hypertonic after the fluid shift has occurred.
C)Symptoms might include confusion, headache, lethargy, weakness, and oedema.
D)Secretion of vasopressin will be inhibited.

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If an individual is overhydrated, the ECF compartment will become hypotonic due to an increase in fluid volume, which will lead to the movement of water into the ICF compartment by osmosis. This can result in symptoms such as confusion, headache, lethargy, weakness, and edema, and inhibition of vasopressin secretion. However, both the ECF and ICF compartments cannot be hypertonic after the fluid shift has occurred because hypertonicity refers to a state where a solution has a higher solute concentration than another solution. In this case, there is an excess of water, not solutes, so the compartments cannot be hypertonic.

Which of These Statements Does NOT Apply to an Individual