Nandini has been snacking on a large bag of salty pretzels. She will
A)experience an extracellular thirst.
B)experience an intracellular thirst.
C)need a slightly salty liquid to quench her thirst.
D)need a sugary drink to quench her thirst.

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Nandini will experience intracellular thirst because the high salt intake from the pretzels will increase the osmolarity of her blood, leading to water moving out of her cells to balance the salt concentration, thereby making her cells dehydrated and triggering intracellular thirst.

Nandini Has Been Snacking on a Large Bag of Salty