Alcohol Health

Question 1

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 1

The area that controls thinking, decision-making, emotions, and the five senses.

Question 2

Cerebellum

Answer 2

The part of the brain which controls many of the daily movements.

Question 3

Medulla

Answer 3

Involuntary processes like breathing and maintaining body temperature.

Question 4

Central Nervous System

Answer 4

A system made up of the brain spinal cord and nerves.

Question 5

Hypothalamus

Answer 5

Many body processes like heart rate, or the feeling of hunger/thirst are controlled in this small area.

Question 6

Hippocampus

Answer 6

The memory is controlled by this system.

Question 7

How is the nervous system effected? What is it?

Answer 7

Drinking impairs the brain and other parts of the nervous system. It’s destroys nerve cells, causing blackouts, seizures, and dementia.

Question 8

What happens to the digestive system?

Answer 8

Drinking can increase the risk of developing cancers in the mouth, esophagus and stomach. Potentially causing ulcers and injury to the lining of the stomach.

Question 9

What are diseases that can happen to the digestive system?

Answer 9

Alcohol hepatitis, cirrhosis, risk of developing, pancreatitis, diabetes, pancreatic cancer. Also malnutrition.

Question 10

What happens to the Immune System?

Answer 10

causing respiratory infections, tuberculosis, and certain cancers. Drinking can also result in the destruction of white blood cells.

Question 11

What happens to the cardiovascular system?

Answer 11

high blood pressure, stroke, and cardiomyopathy. Drinking also results in blood vessels to widen, resulting in the loss of body heat and people can easily develop frostbite or hypothermia in cold weather.

Question 12

What happens to the skeletal system?

Answer 12

Drinking can cause the body to lose calcium/ obtain osteoporosis.

Question 13

What happens to the excretory system?

Answer 13

Alcohol increases urine flow and cause kidney failure.

Question 14

What happens to the reproductive system?

Answer 14

delaying maturity, and normal maturation processes. I

Question 15

What is considered legally drunk?

Answer 15

0.08 to 0.10 in legally drunk

Question 16

What happens to the cerebral cortex?

Answer 16

Impair the ability to think clearly, blurt vision, and effect your emotions. Effects the five senses of the brain.

Question 17

What happens to the cerebellum?

Answer 17

Alcohol can slow down reflexes and may cause loss of balance/shaking hands.

Question 18

What happens to the Medulla?

Answer 18

A lot of alcohol at once may result in a coma.

Question 19

How is the central nervous system effected?

Answer 19

Slows down the system, making the whole body slower.

Question 20

What happens to the hypothalamus?

Answer 20

Alcohol can slow down the heart rate and cause some to be hungrier/thirstier.

Question 21

What happens to the hippocampus?

Answer 21

Drinking can cause blackouts and long term-alcohol can cause permanent damage.