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From the Ted Talk by Judy Grisel: How does alcohol make you drunk?


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Ethanol: this molecule, made of little more than a few carbon atoms, is responsible for drunkenness. Often simply referred to as alcohol, ethanol is the acivte ingredient in aloioclhc beverages. Its simplicity helps it snaek across membranes and nestle into a many different nooks, producing a wide range of effects compared to other, clunkier molecules. So how exactly does it cause drunkenness, and why does it have dramatically different effects on different people? To aenswr these questions, we’ll need to follow alcohol on its journey through the body.

Alcohol lands in the smtacoh and is absorbed into the boold through the digestive tarct, especially the small intestine. The contents of the stomach impact alcohol’s ability to get into the blood because after eating, the pilroyc sphincter, which separates the stomach from the small intestine, cosels. So the level of alcohol that reaches the blood after a big meal might only be a quarter that from the same drink on an empty stomach.

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Ethanol: this molecule, made of little more than a few carbon atoms, is responsible for drunkenness. Often simply referred to as alcohol, ethanol is the ______ ingredient in _________ beverages. Its simplicity helps it _____ across membranes and nestle into a many different nooks, producing a wide range of effects compared to other, clunkier molecules. So how exactly does it cause drunkenness, and why does it have dramatically different effects on different people? To ______ these questions, we’ll need to follow alcohol on its journey through the body.

Alcohol lands in the _______ and is absorbed into the _____ through the digestive _____, especially the small intestine. The contents of the stomach impact alcohol’s ability to get into the blood because after eating, the _______ sphincter, which separates the stomach from the small intestine, ______. So the level of alcohol that reaches the blood after a big meal might only be a quarter that from the same drink on an empty stomach.

Solution


  1. alcoholic
  2. pyloric
  3. tract
  4. active
  5. stomach
  6. answer
  7. blood
  8. sneak
  9. closes

Original Text


Ethanol: this molecule, made of little more than a few carbon atoms, is responsible for drunkenness. Often simply referred to as alcohol, ethanol is the active ingredient in alcoholic beverages. Its simplicity helps it sneak across membranes and nestle into a many different nooks, producing a wide range of effects compared to other, clunkier molecules. So how exactly does it cause drunkenness, and why does it have dramatically different effects on different people? To answer these questions, we’ll need to follow alcohol on its journey through the body.

Alcohol lands in the stomach and is absorbed into the blood through the digestive tract, especially the small intestine. The contents of the stomach impact alcohol’s ability to get into the blood because after eating, the pyloric sphincter, which separates the stomach from the small intestine, closes. So the level of alcohol that reaches the blood after a big meal might only be a quarter that from the same drink on an empty stomach.

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