Excretion and Elimination of

a brief review of human excretion,absorption etc. "hit all the points", "nice work" Excretion and Elimination of Toxicants and their MetabolitesExcretion and Elimination of Toxicants and their Metabolites The first topic that was covered by this chapter was the excretion of wastes by the Renal system. The first step that occurs in the kidney deals with the nephron, which is the functional unit of the kidney. In the glomerulus the formation of urine begins …

…dosage and therefore are not lethal. Chronic exposure can be toxic to the nursing young. The type of materials that are excreted are lipophilic because they are not excreted by the other major pathways. In eggs the type of compound eliminated are also limpohpilic in nature. Fetuses are mostly effected by lipophilic compounds that are ablr to pass the placental barrier. There are cases of fatal exposure of xenobiotics to the fetus through the mother.