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Time vs Volume
200
180
160
140
Volume (mL)

120 Treatment A (Water)

100
80 Treatment B (Water &
60 Exercise)
40 Treatment C (Water & 0.9
20 NaCl)
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Time

Graph 1: Shows the relationship of time vs volume for each treatment.

Total Volume
600

500
Volume (mL)

400

300

200

100

0
Treatment B (Water & Treatment C (Water &
Treatment A (Water)
Exercise) 0.9 NaCl)
Total Volume 410.5 526 134

Graph 2: Shows the comparison of the total volume of urine production for
all the treatments.
Time 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Treatment A (Water) 0 25 45 92.5 85 93 70
Treatment B (Water &
Exercise) 0 6 8 67 190 180 75
Treatment C (Water & 0.9
NaCl) 0 30 20 18 16 21 29
Table 1: Contains the exact values for graph 1.

Total Volume
Treatment A (Water) 410.5
Treatment B (Water & Exercise) 526
Treatment C (Water & 0.9 NaCl) 134
Table 2: Contains the exact values for graph 2.
 There were two participants for this experiment. One did treatment A, while the
other did treatments B and C on different days. The two participants weighed almost the
same. One weighs 59 kgs, the other weighs 60 kgs. Their almost equal amount of water
intake, 590 ml and 600 ml, made it easier for us to evaluate the results showed in the
graph above.

Based on the graphs above, it shows that the person who underwent treatment B,
who ingested water and performed some exercises, produced more urine among the 3
treatments. Ideally, when we exercise, blood flow is reduced to maintain blood pressure
as the muscles make the blood vessels dilate. The reduction of blood flow causes a
decrease in urine production. We lose sodium in our sweat as we exercise. For the body
to maintain fluid balance sodium is conserved by the kidneys and water is reabsorbed.
This also causes a decrease in the urine production. But, in our experiment, 2 different
individuals with different urinary system efficiency conducted the treatment for water
and for water with exercise, so that is a factor that causes a discrepancy with the ideal
results and the results we obtained.

Next to the treatment B, in terms of abundance in urine production is treatment A,

wherein the subject ingested water in the treatment, produced more urine than the last
treatment, Treatment C, wherein the subject ingested Saline solution. For treatment B, the
increase in water intake makes the water level in our blood plasma to increase, less water
is reabsorbed to the blood to maintain osmotic balance, thus increasing the amount of
urine.

The same subject performed the test for treatment B, and treatment C. Based on
our findings, the ingestion of saline for treatment C, water and 0.9 NaCl, causes a
decrease in urine production. Since the increase in salt intake makes the water level in our
blood plasma to decrease, more water is reabsorbed back into the blood to maintain
osmotic balance, thus decreasing the amount of urine.

Therefore, urine production in this experiment varied due to the amount of salt
intake, water intake and water intake with exercise. Salt makes the water level of our
blood plasma to decrease, thus water absorption into the blood is increased and there is a
decrease in urine production. The more water we drink, there is an increase in the water
level in our blood plasma, thus water absorption into the blood is decreased and there is
an increase in urine production. When we take in water and exercise afterwards, we lose
water through sweating and it decreases the water level of our blood plasma resulting to
an increase in water absorption of the blood and decrease in urine production.