Core Concepts in Health, 9/e

Paul M. Insel, Stanford University School of Medicine
Walton T. Roth, Stanford University School of Medicine

The Responsible Use of Alcohol

Chapter 10 The Responsible Use of Alcohol

Multiple Choice


1	About _______________ of alcohol is absorbed in the stomach.
		A)	20%
		B)	40%
		C)	60%
		D)	80%


2	Women generally have higher BACs than men because they
		A)	drink more.
		B)	are less experienced drinkers.
		C)	have a higher percentage of body fat, which influences metabolism of alcohol.
		D)	don't eat when they drink.


3	_______________ atrophy occurs with long-term overuse of alcohol.
		A)	Muscular
		B)	Testicular
		C)	Brain
		D)	Lung


4	A primary risk of alcohol poisoning is
		A)	depressed respiration.
		B)	aspiration of vomit.
		C)	aspiration of other fluids.
		D)	all of the above


5	The "zero tolerance" blood alcohol level set in most states for drivers under age 21 is
		A)	any alcohol consumption.
		B)	0.01% or 0.02%.
		C)	0.08%.
		D)	0.10%.


6	What percentage of college students report binge drinking within the past two weeks?
		A)	over 20%
		B)	over 30%
		C)	over 40%
		D)	over 50%


7	All other things being equal, which of the following people is going to get intoxicated most quickly?
		A)	200-lb male
		B)	150-lb female
		C)	150-lb male
		D)	125-lb female


8	Drinking alcohol has all of these physical effects EXCEPT
		A)	promoting sounder sleep.
		B)	dilating blood vessels.
		C)	reducing sense of taste.
		D)	reducing erection response.


9	Which of the following is a result of heavy drinking?
		A)	relaxation
		B)	sociability
		C)	release of inhibitions
		D)	irritability


10	If a beverage is 100 proof, it contains _______________% alcohol.
		A)	25
		B)	50
		C)	100
		D)	200

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