SJSU BIO 54 FINAL REVIEW Questions
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Alcohol addiction
✓ -a physical/psychological dependence with loss of control, continuous
craving and compulsive use
Binge drinking
✓ -consuming a large quantity of alcohol in a short period of time
Alcohol dehydrogenase
✓ -enzyme in stomach that breaks down alcohol
✓ - women have 1/2 as much as men
Immediate effects of alcohol
✓ -reduces frequency of nerve transmission
✓ -dehydration
✓ -water is lost from cerebospinal fluid
✓ -irritates gastrointestinal system
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Long term effects of alcohol
✓ -Effects on the nervous system
✓ -Cardiovascular effects
✓ -Liver disease
✓ -Cancer
✓ -Chronic inflammation of the pancreas
✓ -Reduced ability of the body to fight bacteria and viruses
BAC Limit
✓ .08%
Absorption and metabolism of alcohol
✓ -About 20% of absorption occurs in the stomach
✓ -About 80% of absorption occurs in the small intestine
Consumption of alcohol (pathway + steps)
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✓ -passes down the esophagus through the stomach and into the small
intestine
✓ -majority of alcohol enters the bloodstream through the walls of the
small intestine
✓ -bloodstream rapidly transports the ethanol throughout the body
where it is absorbed into the body, tissues in proportion to their water
content
✓ -Through oxidation in liver, alcohol is metabolized and removed from
the bloodstream
ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
✓ -secrete ADH = decrease in urine volume
✓ -inhibit ADH = increase in urine volume
✓ -ADH kicks in when your body detects your blood has too little water
Diuretics
✓ -agent that increases urine output
Antidiuretic
✓ -an agent that decreases urine production
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