Mechanism of Thirst

When dehydrated we feel thirsty, which causes us to drink fluids?

Answer

Thirst is one of the physiological needs of human that are essential for continued survival. Craving of fluids results in the fundamental intuition of human to drink. Human body is composed of five liters of liquids, blood is around two liters and water is around three liters. When we drink water we take it in different forms, regardless of how much water we drink, the water amount in our blood remains same (Thornton, 2010).Now the question arise that why we feel thirsty? So the answer is that in our ...