Question

match the words in the left - column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right. not all terms will be used.
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1. when you drink an alcoholic beverage, metabolism of the blank starts in the stomach, where the enzyme blank and other enzymes break down some of the alcohol into acetaldehyde, then to acetate, and eventually into carbon dioxide and water. since some of the alcohol is absorbed in the blank blank there will slow the absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream. most of the alcohol is absorbed in the blank and carried to the blank, where most of the alcohol is metabolized. however, the liver can only metabolize one standard drink per hour. the additional alcohol, not metabolized by the liver, enters the bloodstream and travels throughout the body. it can be excreted in the urine, sweat, and blank. as unmetabolized alcohol reaches the blank, the individual will become intoxicated.

small intestine
food
large intestine
esophagus
breath
methanol
liver
ethanol
alcohol dehydrogenase
stomach
brain

Explanation:

Alcohol metabolism starts in the stomach with the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase. Some alcohol is absorbed in the stomach and small intestine. Most is absorbed in small intestine and goes to liver for metabolism. Un - metabolized alcohol can be excreted in urine, sweat and breath. When it reaches the brain, it causes intoxication.

Answer:

1. ethanol
2. alcohol dehydrogenase
3. stomach
4. small intestine
5. small intestine
6. liver
7. breath
8. brain