When ingested, alcohol passes from the stomach into the small intestine, where it is rapidly absorbed into the blood and distributed throughout the body. Because it is distributed so quickly and thoroughly the alcohol can affect the central nervous system even in small concentrations. In low concentrations, alcohol reduces inhibitions. As blood alcohol concentration increases, a person's response to stimuli decreases markedly, speech becomes slurred, and he or she becomes unsteady and has trouble walking. With very high concentrations - greater than 0.35 grams/100 milliliters of blood (equivalent to 0.35 grams/210 liters of breath ) - a person can become comatose and die. The American Medical Association has defined the blood alcohol concentration level of impairment for all people to be 0.04 grams/100 milliliters of blood (equivalent to .04 grams/210 liters of breath). The following is a generally accepted guide to the effects of alcohol.
It may help to understand the meaning of absorption vs. metabolism since both take place within the digestive system. Absorption is the passage of digested food/drink into the blood stream, which takes place in the stomach, small or large intestines. Metabolism is, in this case, the breakdown of food/drink into energy, which takes place in the liver. The alcohol enters the digestive system at the mouth, passes through the esophogus and stomach, into the small intestine. A small amount of alcohol is absorbed as it passes through the gastrointestinal tract, but due to the very large surface area of the small intestine, a majority of absorption occurs there by simple diffusion into the blood. It is then passed through the blood to the liver, where it is metabolized (broken down) to be removed from the body via the urine (excretion). The liver can only metabolize a certain amount of alcohol per hour, regardless of how much has been consumed, which is why people become intoxicated as they drink more. There are a few factors that effect absorption, such as the amount of food in the digestive system, gender (females absorb and metabolize alcohol differently from men), the persons size, and even medications that the person may have taken.
The duodenum is only the first portion of the small intestine. The small intestine comprises the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum. Following the ileum of the small intestine is the ileocecal valve, which separates the small intestine from the large intestine. The duodenum is separated from the stomach by the pyloric sphincter.
The Small Intestine is connected to the Large Intestine and the Pancreas.
The small intestine
the small intestine leads to and ends at the cecum of the ascending colon or large intestine
The small intestine absorbs most of the nutrients in the food and transports it to the large intestine where the water will be sucked.
it gives off small intestine eating ants that eat you from the inside out
it deystroyes it
it can cause the small intestine to slow down the process
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Stomach and Small Intestine
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Small intestine.
the small intestines can't absorb nutrients as well
Small amounts of alcohol can indeed pass directly into the bloodstream from the mouth or stomach. Most alcohol passes into the bloodstream through the liver though. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alcohol is absorbed from the stomach and small intestine by diffusion. Most absorption occurs from the small intestine due to its large surface area and rich blood supply
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Neither - its digested by the liver.
The percentage of alcohol that is absorbed through the small intestines is 80%. The remaining 20% of alcohol consumed is absorbed through the stomach.