How does alcohol consumption affect the central nervous system?
a. alcohol speeds up the function of the central nervous system
b. alcohol enhances the function of the central nervous system
c. alcohol temporarily stops all functions of the central nervous system
d. alcohol slows the function of the central nervous system
What is d. alcohol slows the function of the central nervous system
Teens who avoid alcohol increase their chance of participating in a violent crime.
What is False
Is alcohol and stimulant or depressant?
What is depressant
Is beer or wine safer to drink than liquor?
No
What percentage of college students experiencing poor mental health because of high alcohol abuse
What is 5%
Shrinking of the brain results in memory loss and symptoms of dementia.
What is True
Legal age to purchase, possess, or consume alcohol
What is 21 years old
A drug that slows the central nervous system is called a(n)
a. ethanol
b. stimulant
c. depressant
d. hallucinogen
What is c. depressant
Alcohol contains ethanol.
True
What does alcohol do to your brain size in general
What is minimizes your brain size
Alcohol is toxic to liver cells.
What is True
What is the process of learning to live alcohol free called?
a. recovery
b. addiction
c. detoxification
d. withdrawal
What is a. recovery
What is the chemical reaction of yeast on sugars called?
a. fermentation
b. alcohol poisoning
c. detoxification
d. recovery
What is a. fermentation
Infants born to mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy are at risk for a group of birth defects called
a. fetal alcohol syndrome
b. drunk baby
c. alcoholic
d. baby alcohol syndrome
What is a. fetal alcohol syndrome
When you have a tolerance to alcohol, your blood pressure stays low.
What is False
What happens to the brain when you drink? a. It stops working. b. It warms up and becomes more effective. c. It becomes numb.
What is C
What is the name for somebody who is or has been addicted to alcohol?
What is alcoholic