NEET Biology NEET PYQ-Breathing and Exchange Of Gases

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    A person who is on a long hunger strike and is surviving only on water, will have: [AIPMT (S) 2007]

    A) more sodium in his urine

    B) less amino acids in his urine

    C) more glucose in his blood

    D) less urea in his urine

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [A] The normal concentration of sodium in the blood plasma is 150 mEq/L. If this level drops below 120 mEq/L, the result may be lethargy, coma or death. Unlike deficiencies of other important fluid constituents, the most common cause of this drop in sodium concentration is not a nutritional deficit of sodium, but rather an excess of water.


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