Name: HYPOVOLEMIC THIRST AND SODIUM SPECIFIC HUNGER
Uploaded: 2022-05-04
Duration: 3 min 26 s
Description: H Y P O V O L E M I C T H I R S T A N D S O DI U M SPECIFIC HUNGER.

H Y P O V O L E M I C T H I R S T A N D S O DI U M SPECIFIC HUNGER. 

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H Y P O V O L E M I C 	 T H I R S T 	 A N D 	 S O DI U M   SPECIFIC	 HUNGER

A  mammal/human  with  hypovolemic  thirst  cannot  drink  much  pure  water.  Pure    water  would  dilute  its  body  fluids  and  lower  the  solute  concentration  in  the    blood.   The   animal   therefore   increases   its   preference   for   salty   water.

t h a t		 b e c o me s	 d e f i c i e n t	 i n	 s o d i u m	 s h o w s	 a n		 i mme d i a t e	 s t r o n g   f o r	 s a l t y	 t a s t e s ,	 kn o w n	 a s	s o d i u m- s p e c i f i c	 h u n g e r ,	 e v e n	 f o r

extremely   concentrated   salt   solutions   that   it   would   ordinarily   reject.