Chapter 7: Alcohol

Question 1

Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH)

Answer 1

The protein that catalyzes the conversion of acetaldehyde to acetate, which ultimately forms acetyl CoA

Question 2

Alcohol

Answer 2

Common name for fermentation alcohol or ethyl group alcohol. As a general term, it refers to any organic chemical compound with one or an additional hydroxyl group (-OH) present

Question 3

Binge

Answer 3

Consumption of a really large amount of food in an exceedingly short time (e.g., 2 hours) often accompanied by a loss of management over how much and what it consumed

Question 4

Esophagitis

Answer 4

Inflammation of the esophagus

Question 5

Esophagus

Answer 5

The food pipe that extends from the pharynx to the stomach, about twenty-five centimeters long

Question 6

Ethanol

Answer 6

Chemical name for drinking alcohol. additionally referred to as ethyl alcohol

Question 7

Fatty Liver

Answer 7

Accumulation of fat within the liver, an indication of increased fatty acid synthesis

Question 8

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Answer 8

a collection of physical and mental abnormalities discovered in infants born to women who abuse alcohol throughout gestation. Affected infants exhibit poor growth, characteristic abnormal facial expression, restricted hand-eye coordination, and mental retardation

Question 9

Gastritis

Answer 9

Inflammation of the human stomach

Question 10

Methanol

Answer 10

A simple alcohol. additionally referred to as methanol and wood spirit

Question 11

Wood Alcohol

Answer 11

Common name for methyl alcohol