HSC4711 Chapter 8 Exam Questions
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1. Carbonation (Ex. Champagne increases rate)
2. Artificial sweeteners (like in alcohol beverages increases rate)
3. Food in the stomach (slows rate)
4. Alcohol concentration (Hard liquor slows rate) - ✔✔Absorption of
Alcohol is affected by many factors....
Liver - ✔✔The main site for alcohol metabolism is in the....
biological membranes; bloodstream - ✔✔Because alcohol easily moved
through most ______ ________, it is rapidly distributed throughout most
body tissues via the _________.
2-10% - ✔✔____ -____% of ingested alcohol is not metabolized and is
excreted unchanged by lungs, kidneys, and sweat glands.
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,neurotransmitters; structure, function - ✔✔Alcohol enters human brain,
affecting __________, and the production of new brain cells. With chronic
heavy usage, the effects become permanent affecting brain _____ and
______.
higher, less - ✔✔Body weight: smaller person has _____ BAC than larger
person. Smaller person has ____ overall body tissue into which alcohol can
be distributed.
higher, higher
note: alcohol doesn't concentrate as much in fatty tissue as in muscle and
most other tissues, in part because fat has fewer blood vessels. -
✔✔Percentage of body fat: _____ % body fat, ____ BAC than more
muscular person of same weight.
less - ✔✔Sex- women metabolize ____ alcohol in the stomach than men.
4; higher; hormonal; menstruation - ✔✔Sex- The enzyme in the stomach
that breaks down the alcohol before it enters the blood stream is __ times
more active in men that in women. Thus, more unmetabolized alcohol is
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, released into the bloodstream in women. Since women are usually smaller
with a higher % body fat than men, women will have a ______ BAC after
consuming the same amount of alcohol as the men. _______ fluctuations
may also affect the rate of alcohol metabolism. Women more susceptible
during/prior _______ cycle.
genetic, behavior, 0.3 - ✔✔The rate of alcohol metabolism varies among
individuals and is largely determined by _____ factors and drinking ____.
A man who weighs 150 lbs, can metabolize ____ oz of alcohol an hour.
79,000 - ✔✔There are ______ american deaths related to excessive alcohol
use each year.
Asians; African and Jewish; flushing syndrom - ✔✔Ethnicity:
____ don't have 2nd enzyme to break down alcohol. ____ and ____ decent
have enzymes that break alcohol down unusually fast that results, in both
cases, in a buildup of acetaldehyde. (____ ______)
cannot - ✔✔Although the alcohol absorption rate can be slowed with
factors like food, the metabolic rate ______ be influenced by exercise,
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1. Carbonation (Ex. Champagne increases rate)
2. Artificial sweeteners (like in alcohol beverages increases rate)
3. Food in the stomach (slows rate)
4. Alcohol concentration (Hard liquor slows rate) - ✔✔Absorption of
Alcohol is affected by many factors....
Liver - ✔✔The main site for alcohol metabolism is in the....
biological membranes; bloodstream - ✔✔Because alcohol easily moved
through most ______ ________, it is rapidly distributed throughout most
body tissues via the _________.
2-10% - ✔✔____ -____% of ingested alcohol is not metabolized and is
excreted unchanged by lungs, kidneys, and sweat glands.
1
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,neurotransmitters; structure, function - ✔✔Alcohol enters human brain,
affecting __________, and the production of new brain cells. With chronic
heavy usage, the effects become permanent affecting brain _____ and
______.
higher, less - ✔✔Body weight: smaller person has _____ BAC than larger
person. Smaller person has ____ overall body tissue into which alcohol can
be distributed.
higher, higher
note: alcohol doesn't concentrate as much in fatty tissue as in muscle and
most other tissues, in part because fat has fewer blood vessels. -
✔✔Percentage of body fat: _____ % body fat, ____ BAC than more
muscular person of same weight.
less - ✔✔Sex- women metabolize ____ alcohol in the stomach than men.
4; higher; hormonal; menstruation - ✔✔Sex- The enzyme in the stomach
that breaks down the alcohol before it enters the blood stream is __ times
more active in men that in women. Thus, more unmetabolized alcohol is
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, released into the bloodstream in women. Since women are usually smaller
with a higher % body fat than men, women will have a ______ BAC after
consuming the same amount of alcohol as the men. _______ fluctuations
may also affect the rate of alcohol metabolism. Women more susceptible
during/prior _______ cycle.
genetic, behavior, 0.3 - ✔✔The rate of alcohol metabolism varies among
individuals and is largely determined by _____ factors and drinking ____.
A man who weighs 150 lbs, can metabolize ____ oz of alcohol an hour.
79,000 - ✔✔There are ______ american deaths related to excessive alcohol
use each year.
Asians; African and Jewish; flushing syndrom - ✔✔Ethnicity:
____ don't have 2nd enzyme to break down alcohol. ____ and ____ decent
have enzymes that break alcohol down unusually fast that results, in both
cases, in a buildup of acetaldehyde. (____ ______)
cannot - ✔✔Although the alcohol absorption rate can be slowed with
factors like food, the metabolic rate ______ be influenced by exercise,
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