ADAPT Alcohol Effects on the Body 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which factor does NOT affect how quickly alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream?
- Body weight
- Food in the stomach
- Eye color (Correct answer)
- Gender
Correct answer: Eye color
Eye color has no effect on alcohol absorption; weight, gender, food intake, and metabolism are the relevant biological factors.
Question 2: Long-term heavy alcohol use is most strongly linked to which serious liver condition?
- Hepatitis A
- Cirrhosis (Correct answer)
- Gallstones
- Pancreatitis
Correct answer: Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver tissue caused by chronic alcohol damage, which can eventually lead to liver failure.
Question 3: What happens to a person's BAC if they drink alcohol faster than their liver can process it?
- BAC stays the same
- BAC decreases
- BAC increases (Correct answer)
- BAC resets
Correct answer: BAC increases
When alcohol is consumed faster than the liver can metabolize it, excess alcohol accumulates in the blood, raising BAC.
Question 4: Which gender typically reaches a higher BAC after consuming the same amount of alcohol as the other, and why?
- Males, due to higher testosterone
- Females, due to lower body water percentage and less alcohol dehydrogenase (Correct answer)
- Males, due to larger kidneys
- Females, due to faster heartbeat
Correct answer: Females, due to lower body water percentage and less alcohol dehydrogenase
Females generally have less body water and lower levels of the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase, causing higher BAC from the same intake.
Question 5: What is 'alcohol poisoning' most accurately described as?
- A mild hangover
- A life-threatening condition caused by extremely high BAC (Correct answer)
- A side effect of mixing alcohol with food
- Allergic reaction to beer hops
Correct answer: A life-threatening condition caused by extremely high BAC
Alcohol poisoning occurs when BAC rises so high that it impairs breathing, gag reflex, and heart rate — potentially fatally.
Question 6: Which vitamin deficiency is commonly associated with chronic heavy alcohol use and can cause serious neurological damage?
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Thiamine (Vitamin B1) (Correct answer)
- Vitamin K
Correct answer: Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Chronic alcohol use depletes thiamine (B1), which can lead to Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, a severe brain disorder.
ADAPT Alcohol Effects on the Body 2
Which factor does NOT affect how quickly alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream?