Alcohol Flashcards
What is the common name for ethanol?
Alcohol
Alcohol refers to any organic compound with one or more hydroxyl (–OH) groups.
What is the chemical name for the alcohol that is consumed?
Ethanol
Ethanol is also known as ethyl alcohol.
What is the simplest alcohol?
Methanol
Methanol is also known as methyl alcohol and wood alcohol.
What has been part of people’s diets for thousands of years?
Alcohol
Specifically, the compound ethyl alcohol.
Does alcohol perform any essential function in the body?
No
Alcohol provides calories but is not a nutrient.
What is fermentation?
The anaerobic conversion of carbohydrates to carbon dioxide and an alcohol or organic acid.
What is acetaldehyde?
A toxic intermediate compound formed during alcohol metabolism.
What is alcohol poisoning?
An overdose of alcohol where the body cannot break it down fast enough.
How does alcohol move into the bloodstream?
Easily across the GI tract lining
Alcohol does not need to be digested prior to absorption.
Which organ breaks down alcohol after absorption?
Liver
What influences a person’s response to consuming alcohol?
Genetic and gender differences in alcohol-related enzymes.
