The captured Africans were held in forts, sometimes called 'slave castles', along the coast. They remained there for months until finally leaving their homeland for an unknown destination on board European merchant ships, including those of the British Royal African Company.
Key Points. 1  The majority of fluid output occurs from urination. Some fluid is lost through perspiration (part of the body's temperature control mechanism) and as water vapor in expired air. 2  The body's homeostatic control mechanisms ensure that a balance between fluid gain and fluid loss is maintained.
On average, this liter results in the production of about 125 mL/min filtrate produced in men (range of 90 to 140 mL/min) and 105 mL/min filtrate produced in women (range of 80 to 125 mL/min). This amount equates to a volume of about 180 L/day in men and 150 L/day in women. Ninety-nine percent of this filtrate is returned to the circulation by reabsorption so that only about 1â2 liters of urine are produced per day (Table 4).