CH 10 Alcohol

The law that set the drinking age to 21 was adopted in ____.

• 1985

• 1984

• 1986

• 1983

general term used to describe a drink that contains a certain amount of ethanol

• alcohol

• depressant

• stimulant

• elixir

Which of the following is not considered 1 drink?

• 5oz wine

• 12 oz beer

• 1.5oz liquor

• 10 oz malt liquor

Alcohol is what kind of drug?

• depressant

• stimulant

• hallucinogen

• psychodelic

the psychological restraint that discourages people from engaging in dangerous behaviors

• Inhibitions

• Restraint

• Censorship

• Constraint

Alcohol also disrupts normal functioning in the _______, which controls movement and balance.

• Cerebellum

• Cerebral Cortex

• Medulla

• Hypothalamus

______ means to break down.

• metabolize

• decompose

• dismantle

• destroy

BAC stand for

• Blood Alcohol Concentration

• Body Alcohol Concentration

• Body Alcohol Center

• Blood Alcohol Concrete

If you have a BAC of 0.08 you are legally impaired

• True

• False

Which of the following does not factor into a person's BAC?

• Gender

• Age

• Weight

• Ethnicity