A doctor has placed a human tissue sample in a test tube containing a solution. After a few minutes, the doctor returns to find that the tissue has shrunk and now appears "shriveled." the solution into which the tissue sample was placed is

The solution into which the tissue sample was placed is hypertonic.

A hypertonic solution is a certain type of solution in which the concentration of solutes is greater outside the cell when compared with the concentration of solutes inside of the cell. Examples of hypertonic solutions include salt solution and corn syrup in relation to the body cells.