B2.1.7 - Alcohol

Question 1

What is the drug in alcoholic drinks?

Answer 1

Ethanol

Question 2

Alcohol affects the nervous system that means it is a…

Answer 2

drug

Question 3

How does alcohol affect the nervous system?

Answer 3

It slows it down

Question 4

What do we call a drug that slows down the nervous system?

Answer 4

A depressant

Question 5

An alcohol addict is called an…

Answer 5

alcoholic

Question 6

Which contains more alcohol? Spirits such as vodka or Beer?

Answer 6

Spirits

Question 7

What is meant by a unit of alcohol?

Answer 7

1 unit alcohol = 10 ml of pure ethanol

Question 8

What impact does alcohol have on health?

Answer 8

Stomach ulcers
Heart disease
Brain damage
Liver damage (cirrhosis)

Question 9

Why does drinking alcohol lead to liver damage?

Answer 9

The liver removes alcohol form the body.

The more it breaks down the more damaged it becomes.

Question 10

Should pregnant women drink alcohol?

Answer 10

No!

Question 11

Why should pregnant women not drink alcohol?

Answer 11

Drinking alcohol increases risk of:

• low birth weight
• miscarriage
• stillbirth
• Fetal alcohol syndrome

Question 12

What is fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)

Answer 12

A condition that affects baby brain development caused by mothers drinking alcohol when pregnant.

Question 13

Excessive consumption of alcohol can cause liver damage such as cirrhosis of the liver. Explain a possible effect of alcohol abuse on digestion.

Answer 13

1. Liver damage could decrease the amount of bile.
2. This affects the amount of fat that can be digested.
3. This means that essential nutrients are lost.
4. The person would lose weight