KINE 250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Platelet, Chewing Tobacco, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Chapter 8: drinking alcohol responsibly and ending tobacco use. Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) : addictive drug produced by fermentation that is the intoxicating substance in alcoholic beverages. Fermentation : process in which yeast organisms break down plant sugars to yield ethanol and carbon dioxide. Distillation : process during which alcohol vapors are condensed and mixed with water to make the hard liquor. Proof : a measure of the percentage of alcohol in the beverage, and therefore its strength. Alcohol percentage = half of the given proof. I. e. 40% alcohol by volume = 80 proof. Standard drink : any drink that contains 14 grams / 0. 6 fluid oz of pure alcohol. 20% diffuses through stomach lining into bloodstream. 80% passes through the lining of the small intestine. Factors that influence how quickly your body will absorb alcohol: Higher concentration will be more rapidly absorbed.
