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MOUTH: Alcohol is consumed. 2
STOMACH: Alcohol gets right into the stomach. A little of it goes through the
wall of the stomach and into the bloodstream but most of the alcohol goes down into the
small intestine.
3 SMALL INTESTINE:
Alcohol goes from the stomach into the small intestine. Most of the alcohol then goes
through the walls of the intestine and into the bloodstream. |
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BRAIN: Alcohol goes to the brain almost as soon as it is drunk. The bloodstream
carries it there. Alcohol keeps passing through the brain until the liver has had time to
oxidize all the alcohol. 5
LIVER: As the bloodstream carries the alcohol around the body, it carries it
through the liver, too. The liver changes the alcohol into water, carbon dioxide, and
energy. The process is called oxidation. The liver can
oxidize (change) only about one-half ounce of alcohol an hour, or .015%. This
means that until the liver has time to oxidize all of the alcohol, the alcohol keeps on
passing through all parts of the body, including the brain.
4 BLOODSTREAM:
The bloodstream then carries the alcohol to all parts of the body, such as the brain,
heart and liver. |
