Lecture 10: Alcohol Flashcards
1
Q
Drinking alcohol
A
ethanol
2
Q
Alch increases flow of these two things that induce vomiting
A
hydrochloric acid and pepsin
3
Q
Means can be freely distributed to fetus
A
teratogen
4
Q
Syndrome when babies exposed to alch a lot in womb
A
fetal alcohol syndrome
5
Q
Enzyme that breaks alch into acetaldehyde
A
alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH)
6
Q
metabolite of alch
A
acetaldehyde
7
Q
enzyme that converts acetaldehyde into acetic acid (further broken down into H20 and Co2)
A
acetaldehyde dehydrogenase
8
Q
Drug that blocks the action of of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase on acetaldehyde and causes vomiting
A
AntabuseTM
9
Q
Provides Glutamate for people in withdrawal to prevent seizures
A
Acamprosate
