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Alcohol can affect all organs by causing inflammation and dehydration. It's most likely to severely affect the stomach, heart, esophagus, pancrease, kidneys, and liver. While I can't say that any organ is unaffected, the tongue would be an example of an organ that is only moderately affected by alcohol consumption.
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Which organ of the body is affected first by alcohol?
I think the first organ to be affected by alcohol is your liver.
What organ is damaged permantently by alcohol use?
The Liver can be affected by overuse.
Which organ is not affected by fetal alcohol syndrome?
It all depends on the intake of the alcohol and how the baby is born in general. Fetal alcohol syndrome could not affect anything, or it could affect many things. None of the organs are technically "not affected" but the part of the body that is definitely not affected is the skin.
What organ does not remove alcohol from the bloodstream?
Lungs do not remove alcohol from your bloodstream. When you drink alcohol, your lungs exhale about 5% of alcohol which is why any consumption of alcohol can be picked up on breathalyzer tests.
Which organ is affected by bloat?
The organ affected by bloating and gases is the stomach.
Can a man with fetal alcohol syndrome pass it on to their children?
No, FAS is an environmental disorder caused by the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. If the mother is affected then the defects will not be passed on as they are environmental rather than genetic.
Which organ is responsible for eliminating alcohol from the blood stream?
The liver is able to break down alcohol by way of an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase. However, over consumption of alcohol can damage the liver, causing fatty liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis, or cirrhosis of the liver.
What organ would be affected by a condition by pleurisy?
The lung is one organ that is affected.
Which organ is vital to the oxidation of alcohol?
The primary organ involved in metabolizing alcohol is the liver.
What organ in the body breaks down alcohol?
The liver is responsible for breaking down alcohol in the body. It metabolizes alcohol into acetaldehyde, which is further broken down into acetate and eventually eliminated from the body. Chronic alcohol consumption can damage the liver over time.
What is the major organ that is affected first?
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How does disease affected the organ?
That will vary from disease to disease and organ to organ.
