Question

alex was brought into the clinic by his football coach. the coach stated that alex is delirious, has intense cramps, and has been vomiting since he drank over 1000 ml of water in under 45 minutes at football practice. normally, the sodium concentration inside the cell is equal to the sodium concentration outside of the cell. however, drinking this much water in a short amount of time will cause the inside of the cell to become diluted. to compensate, water from the outside of the cell will rush into the cell, causing water intoxication. which cell organelle allows this to happen?

Explanation:

The cell - membrane is semi - permeable, allowing water to move across it via osmosis. When there is a change in solute concentration (in this case, dilution due to excessive water intake), water moves to balance the concentration gradient, leading to water intoxication.

Answer:

Cell - membrane