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Question
Why is it necessary to maintain a normal osmotic concentration of the blood?
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Solution
Maintaining a normal osmotic concentration in the body means regulating the percentage of water and salts. If this regulation mechanism fails we either end up losing vital salts and water or may accumulate unwanted salts and excess water in our body.
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