Question

Assertion (A) People taking a lot of salty food experience the puffiness or swelling, called edema.
Reason (R) There is water retention in tissue cells and intercellular spaces because of osmosis.

• A. Both $A$ and $R$ are correct, $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$.
• B. Both $A$ and $R$ are correct, $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$.
• C. $A$ is correct, $R$ is incorrect.
• D. $A$ is incorrect, $R$ is correct.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

People taking a lot of salt or salty food experience water retention in tissue cells and intercellular spaces because of osmosis. The resulting puffiness or swelling is called edema.