PHYSEDU 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Frontal Lobe, Anemia, Colorectal Cancer
1 Nov 2016
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Distilled liquor absorbs quicker than beer or wine. Emotions effect speed that food travels from stomach to the small intestine, anger and fear speed up the absorption rate of food and alcohol. Leads to pancreatitis (more than of chronic cases) Can irritate stomach (when taken with aspirin high risk of bleeding) Malnutrition affects absorption of nutrients: cardiovascular system. High risk drinking, not moderate: immune system. T lymphocytes are notably deficient in alcoholics with severe liver disease. Among heterosexual alcoholics risk of hiv 10% higher: cancer. Beer consumption related to cancer in the gi: women more likely. Menstrual disorders/feritility problems: fetal alcohol syndrome. 3rd most common birth defect in usa. Cleft palate and down syndrome are the first two: causes of adolescent drinking. Strong association between stress and drinking in adolescence. Other neg. life events: adolescent brain vs. May induce long-term alterations in neurobehavioral functioning.
