History of Alcohol Use
This Ivy League university once operated its own brewery
Harvard University
Alcohol that we drink recreationally?
Ethyl Alcohol
95% of alcohol is metabolized in this organ
Liver
Symptoms of this condition that is associated with drinking too heavily are: unconsciousness, vomiting, slow and irregular breathing, and skin that is cold, clammy, and pale bluish in colour
Alcohol poisoning
This inhibitory neurotransmitter is enhanced by acute alcohol use, contributing to sedation and impaired motor coordination
GABA
In ancient Egypt, this was the name of a hearty beer consumed by the population.
Hek
The molecular characteristic shared by all alcohols
-OH (hydroxyl group)
The measure of alcohol levels in the blood (hint: BAC)
Blood Alcohol Concentration
When this organ system is affected by alcohol consumption, peripheral blood vessels dilate and an individual may look flushed and feel warm
Cardiovascular system
Chronic alcohol exposure leads to reduced firing rate, release, and metabolism of this neurotransmitter, producing negative affect during withdrawal
Dopamine
This alcoholic beverage was associated with the lower class, while beer was linked to the middle class in the 17th century
Gin
Which alcohol (from the textbook) that has a molecular structure containing 3 carbon atoms
Isopropyl Alcohol
Remaining 5% alcohol that’s in the lungs can be measured in one’s breath by this tool
Breathalizer
Lobe in the brain that is most affected by alcoholism
Frontal lobe
Although alcoholism prevalence is higher in men, this outcome is higher in female alcoholics
Mortality (death rate)
In this decade, Americans began educating society about the long-term effects of alcohol consumption and worked to reduce heavy drinking
1830s
Ingesting Methyl alcohol causes
Blindness, coma, and death
Certain enzymes in the gastric fluid, particularly alcohol dehydrogenase, are present more in this gender, 60% more which makes this gender less susceptible to alcohol
Men
In later stages, a patient with this syndrome remembers the remote past but almost nothing of what goes on around them
Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome
In men, but not women, subjective evaluation of alcohol-induced activation inversely correlates with the release of this neurotransmitter
Dopamine
The earliest known alcoholic beverage is believed to have been produced around this year
8000BC
A blood alcohol concentration (BAC) that is necessary to produce measurable behavioural effects
0.04%
Several enzymes in the liver are capable of oxidizing alcohol. This one is the most important one
Alcohol Dehydrogenase
A low to moderate daily dose of alcohol reduces the risk of this condition because it increases the amount of good cholesterol in the blood
Heart disease
This two-word term describes excessive neuronal firing that occurs when alcohol is removed after long-term use
Rebound Hyperexcitability