Chapter 10 - Alcohol Test

Because alcohol is a stimulant, it tends to pep you up.

• True
   Alcohol is a stimulant which therefore speeds up the body's functions
• False
  Alcohol is a depressant. It slows body functions down.

The liver is the organ responsible for ‘burning up’ the alcohol in the body.

• True 
  The liver breaks down alcohol in your body.
• False The stomach and pancreas are responsible for breaking down the alcohol in the body

It is possible to die from an overdose of alcohol.

• True 
• False

Your friend takes a drink of alcohol to start the day and continually drinks throughout the day. When she does not drink she does not feel well physically.  Which stage of addiction do her habits represent?

• problem drinking
• tolerance
• dependence

Place the following in the correct order of the pathway of addiction.

• drug use, dependence, tolerance, addiction
• dependence, tolerance, drug use, addiction
• drug use, tolerance, dependence, addiction
• drug use, dependence, addiction, tolerance

Which of the following is a long-term effect of alcohol?

• dehydration
• cirrhosis
• hangover
• emphysema

Identify the organ that is damaged the most by excessive alcohol use.

• stomach
• brain
• liver
• heart

Identify the term that best describes a set of physical and mental defects that affect a fetus that has been exposed to alcohol.

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Stillborn
• Alcoholic Miscarriage

Which of the following are effects that alcohol has on the nervous system?

• Brain activity slows

• Coordination is impaired

• Sensations and perception become less clear

• Reflexes become sluggish

• All of the above

Which of the following is an effect that alcohol has on the cardiovascular system?

• Heart rate and blood pressure increase

• More blood flows to the skin’s surface

• Core body temperature increases

• All of the above