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Assetion : Secreting hypotonic urine is effective in reducing urinary loss of water .
Reason : Hypotonic urine is more concentrated and higher in osmotic pressure than the blood .

A

If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B

If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D

If both the assertion and reason are false

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The correct Answer is:
D
Hypertonic dehydration occurs when proportionally more water than sodium is lost from the body hypotonic dehydration occurs when proportionally more sodium than water is lost from the body.
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