A patient is admitted to the hospital and given intravenous (IV) fluids. Four hours later, the patient complains that his mouth and eyes feel dry. You notice that he displays signs of dehydration, and when you check his IV, you see that he was given the wrong kind of fluids. Were these fluids likely hypotonic, isotonic, or hypertonic? Explain.

Fill in the blanks: A hypotonic solution will cause water to move________the cell and the cell will ______. A hypertonic solution will cause water to move______the cell and the cell will ________ .

Which of the following statements about diffusion is true?

Fill in the blanks: A hypotonic solution will cause water to move________the cell and the cell will ______. A hypertonic solution will cause water to move______the cell and the cell will ________ .