Select the incorrect statement. A) Drugs that are water soluble are not likely to get into organs with a high fat content. B) Drugs that are not very fat soluble are most likely to affect the brain. C) The principal factor that determines if drugs will cross the placental barrier is molecular size. D) Most drugs are able to pass across the placental barrier.

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Select the incorrect statement. A) Drugs that are water soluble are not likely to get into organs with a high fat content. B) Drugs that are not very fat soluble are most likely to affect the brain. C) The principal factor that determines if drugs will cross the placental barrier is molecular size. D) Most drugs are able to pass across the placental barrier.

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Allisson Bright · Answer 1

B) Drugs that are not very fat soluble are most likely to affect the brain

Explanation:

Generally, fat soluble drugs such as anti-anxiety, anti-depressant rapidly enters the brain and affect the brain while drugst that are not very fat soluble such as water soluble drugs like antibiotics do not easy enter/affect the brain. Water soluble drugs cannot act on organs with high fat contents and molecular sizes is a factor that determines whether a drug is able to cross the placenta barrier.