Study Guide Flashcards
Manufactured Where?
St. Louis Missouri
Manufacturer?
Intoximeters Inc.
Instrument is Called
Intox EC/IR II
Ethyl Alcohol?
The type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages.
Congeners?
Alcoholic beverages contain numerous compounds or impurities.
Proof System?
Proof of alcohol is twice as much as the percentage of alcohol by volume.
Absorption?
The process of moving alcohol from the stomach to the upper small intestine to the blood compartment.
Residual Alcohol?
Is the alcohol which remains in the mouth regardless of how the alcohol is introduced into the mouth, the presence of residual alcohol diminishes below significant levels within 15 minutes.
What is the most significant effect on absorption of alcohol.
The quantity of food substances ingested with or immediately prior to consumption of an alcoholic beverage.
Distribution?
The process of distributing alcohol between blood and all other tissue water compartments.
Water content in men=
65%
Water content in women=
58%
Elimination?
The process of breaking down (liver metabolism) or excreting (lungs and kidneys) alcohol by the body.
Metabolic process accounts for the elimination of about?
90-95% of all consumed alcohol.
What percentage passes through the liver?
90-95%