Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Give one reason why it is important to maintain plasma osmolarity within a narrow range of values? 
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Osmolarity can be defined as the measure of solute concentration. Solute concentration can be defined as the number of osmoles of solute/liter of solution. The osmolarity of a solution can be expressed as Osm/L.

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