Mechanisms of Regulating Water Intake and Output

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RESEARCH (Label this section)
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Respond to the following Student (Peer Response): Mechanisms of regulating water intake and output
Hello everyone,
Critical thinking
It is known that 2400 mL of water a day is gain and loss. We gain water by eating food, drinking, and using any kind of fluids to make our mouth moist. Ninety percent of our body is made of water. Thirst is usually led to fluid intake. When we are thirsty, we salivate less. Salivation produces a dry mouth that leads to the desire to drink. Excessive water intake would be fatal if there wasn't any mechanisms there to act quickly to quench the thirst and allow time for the change in blood osmolarity to occur. Drinking water is always good for the body, but drinking excessive fluids can lead to renal failure, pulmonary and cerebral edema. Fluid deficiency can happen when output exceeds intake. When that happens, we experience dehydration and volume depletion (hypovolemia). According to Saladin, there are three kinds of output. Insensible water loss is output that we are unaware of like cutaneous transpiration. Sensible water loss is noticeable output like urine, sweats; and obligatory water loss is output that is unavoidable such as expired air, sweat, urine, and fecal moisture (Saladin, 2020). When we are dehydrated, it increases blood osmorality, decreases blood pressure, and reduces salivation.
Research
Water intake is important to our body. Whatever water that goes out of the body must be replaced. Water intake can be absorbed through food, water and other metabolic fluids. Maintaining fluid in the body can stabilize the body volume and help the body stay hydrated. It is known that babies have more water in their body than the average adults. Adult men have more water in their body than the adult women because women have more fat in their body than men. Water output is whatever fluid that goes out in the body. For instance, we lose water when we urinate, when we sweat, and we even lose water when we breathe. It is always better and crucial that we replace whatever fluids that go out of the body.
Reference: Saladin, K. (2018). Anatomy & Physiology The Unit of Form and Function. McGraw Hill Education. Pg 904-907.
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