Question

Is the intoxicating substance found in alcoholic beverages. Since alcohol molecules are small and fat-soluble, they can be easily absorbed throughout the gastrointestinal tract into the bloodstream. Most is absorbed through the

Answer 1

Answer:

Alcohol when taken passes from esophagus stomach to the small intestines.

20% od the alcohol is absorbed in stomach and 80% is absorbed in the small intestines.

Explanation:

The type of alcohol in the alcoholic drinks we drink is a chemical called ethanol.Most of the alcohol drunk is absorbed from the small intestines into the blood stream. The presence of fatty food can significantly slow the absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream. To be absorbed, alcohol moves across the epithelial cells, through the interstitial space, and into the capillaries.When alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream it crosses two kinds of cells—epithelial cells lining the gut, and endothelial cells that form the capillaries.The driving force to move alcohol across a membrane by diffusion is the concentration gradient. When the alcohol enters the blood stream it spread all over the circulation.

Excess alcohol can cause

Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways. 

Cardiomyopathy –

Stretching and drooping of heart muscle

Arrhythmias – Irregular heart beat

Stroke

High blood pressure 

Steatosis, or fatty liver

Alcoholic hepatitis

FibrosisCirrhosis

Pancreatitis