Drinking water as a result of an increase in concentrations of chemicals is:

A) hypovolemic thirst.
B) osmotic thirst.
C) regulated by the thalamus.
D) regulated by the amygdala.

Osmotic Thirst

Thirst that results from a high concentration of dissolved chemicals, or solutes, in body fluids.

Hypovolemic Thirst

Thirst produced by a loss of overall fluid volume from the body.

Chemical Concentrations

The measure of the amount of a substance per defined space; concentration usually refers to how much of a substance is contained in a liquid or gas.