Excretion and Defecation

Excretion & Defecation

2.2

Excretion & Defecation

The human body produces a variety of wastes such as urine, sweat, feces, carbon dioxide, and water vapor that need to be eliminated from the body to prevent disease.

The process of removing waste products such urine, sweat, carbon dioxide and water vapor from the body is excretion.
The process of removing feces from the anus is defecation

Organs and their waste products

Food that is not digested during the digestive process will become feces
The process of getting rid of feces takes place through the anus & is called defecation

Excretion & Defecation

2.2

Excretion & Defecation

The human body produces a variety of wastes such as urine, sweat, feces, carbon dioxide, and water vapor that need to be eliminated from the body to prevent disease.

The process of removing waste products such urine, sweat, carbon dioxide and water vapor from the body is excretion.
The process of removing feces from the anus is defecation

Organs and their waste products

Food that is not digested during the digestive process will become feces
The process of getting rid of feces takes place through the anus & is called defecation