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When drink alcohol the blood vessels become wider what effect does this have on the body?
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∙ 6y ago
Causes the oxygen to process slower causing difficulties.
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∙ 11y agoIt causes numbness
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How alcohol affects blood vessels?
Long term alcohol use causes the blood vessels to become more fragile and prone to rupture. Alcoholics have a much higher risk of stroke, aneurysms esophageal varicies and bleeding disorders.
What are facts about what alcohol does to your blood vessels?
Alcohol reduces the risk that your arteries will harden and that they will become clogged with plaque.
Short term effects on blood vessels for drinking alcohol?
Alcohol acts as a vasodilator, increasing the diameter of blood vessels.
Effect of estrogen on blood vessels?
Estrogen has a vasodilation action on blood vessels.
What is the effect of histamine on small as well as large blood vessels?
Histamine causes the dilation of the small blood vessels while constrict the large blood vessels.
What effect does serotonin have on blood vessels?
Serotonin has an constrictive effect on the blood vessels in the brain. It's role in the rest of the body can cause both dilation or constriction.
Why do you get red flushed cheeks when you drink alcohol?
Dialated Blood Vessels
How does alcohol cause heat loss?
•Alcohol dilates blood vessels especially the ones near the surface of the skin. The body stores heat that is given off when more blood goes through the blood vessels. Therefore it causes you to lose heat.
What effect does alcohol being absorbed in the stomach have?
It increases blood alcohol concentration (BAC).
Why do alcoholics have big red noses?
Because the blood vessels become constricted causing lack of oxygen to the brain also alcohol can cause hardening of the arteries that's just my guess
Is it true when you use alcohol the automatic functions of the body controlled by the brain like the heart in the breathing also become impaired?
No, it doesn't have a direct effect on the autonomic system. It's effect is directly on the organs it goes to. It travels to organs by way of the circulatory system.Alcohol that is not processed by the liver goes to the heart. In the heart, alcohol reduces the force of heart contractions. Consequently, the heart will pump less blood, lowering overall body blood pressure.Alcohol is known to make blood less likely to clot, reducing risk of heart attack and stroke and alcohol dilates blood vessels.
Does alcohol effect your strength?
Alcohol doesn't effect strength necessarily, but alcohol does effect your muscles, because the alcohol in your blood pulses through your veins, it also goes through your muscles and weakens you
