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The liver is a primary target because alcohol travels to the liver after leaving the intestines.
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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.
What is the relationship between alcohol consumption and vitiman?
There is no relationship. Alcohol contains no vitamins, vitamins contain no alcohol.
Substance abuse- tobacco alcohol drugs-impact on youth and challenges on future?
alcohol destroies our body liver, and our sexual relationship
What is the relationship between the liver and the gallbladder?
the liver produces bile and the gallbladder stores and releases it for digestion
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 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.
How does alcohol effect a relationship?
How does alcohol effect a relationship? How does alcohol effect a relationship?
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 does the liver oxidize alcohol into?
Alcohol dehydrogenase
Is it true that the relationship between drug and alcohol use and crime is complex and lacks a cohesive explanation?
Yes, the relationship between drug and alcohol use and crime is complex, and thus the problem lacks a cohesive explanation. There are many factors involved, but no one factor completely explains the relationship between drug/alcohol use and crime.
