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When you drink beer, the alcohol that initially enters your body needs to be broken down. This breaking down of the alcohol is done in the liver, which then distributes it into the blood stream. A drink every now and then is not going to be much of a problem, but if you abuse the alcohol, you can cause permanent damage to the liver and scarring. Alcohol abuse also leads to liver and/or colon cancer.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe liver helps metabolize or break down alcohol.
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∙ 12y agoApproximately the amount in one standard drink per hour.
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∙ 12y agoyes! The liver does a lot of work in breaking down alcohol.but it will get to a certain time it will weaken the liver not to function very well.
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∙ 12y agoMetabolism
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Why do people get drunk so easily with an empty stomach?
Alcohol is absorbed by food. If there is no food in your stomach there is nothing to absorb the alcohol which means it flows into your blood and liver quicker which gets your druck faster
What is added to the ethyl alcohol for drinking purpose?
you can drink pure ethyl alcohol, but its not recomended due to the fact that it can cause liver or kidney failure. be very careful if you do, you will absorb it very readily (quickly).
What will to much alcohol do to your liver?
To much alcohol can cause liver failure.
Which organ cleans the body of alcohol?
liver
What is the relationship between the liver and alcohol?
The liver is a primary target because alcohol travels to the liver after leaving the intestines.
Where are most drugs absorb?
Brain, Kidneys, Liver, and Lungs.
What are the effects of alcohol on a previously damaged liver?
Alcohol can have negative consequences for the liver, particularly a liver that has been previously damaged.Since the liver is responsible for metabolizing alcohol, forcing it to metabolize alcohol further is like asking someone who is nearly blind to read a small sign at a distance--difficult to do.Liver problems associated with chronic alcohol consumption include:1. Fatty liver- alcohol causes the accumulation of fat in the liver cells. Most liver cells die as a result of fat being stored in them2. Hepatitis- inflammation of the liver from the use of alcohol, which can result in liver failure3. Cirrhosis of the liver- alcohol kills liver cells. It causes the development of scar tissues on the liver, leading to liver failure.
What is the organ responsible for oxidizing alcohol?
The liver.
Could an experiment be done with rubbing alcohol and a liver to show the effects of alcohol on the liver?
No. Isopropyl alcohol does not affect the liver in the same way as ethyl alcohol. Furthermore, the effects on the liver come from the functioning of a living liver (!) dealing with alcohol for long periods of time. The conditions possible in an experiment would have no valid relationship to the actual course of alcoholic liver disease.
The metabolism of alcohol begins in the?
alcohol is metabolized by the liver. this is the only site of the body where metabolism of alcohol can occur.
What are the effects of liver fluke?
they absorb the nutrients in the liver that can cause serious sickness
What does the liver oxidize alcohol into?
Alcohol dehydrogenase
