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Quiz on Alcohol, created by Plymouth Med on 24/01/2018.
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Question 1

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It takes the brain ___________ to react to alcohol.
Answer
  • 6 minutes
  • 15 minutes
  • 6 seconds
  • 30 seconds
  • 30 minutes
  • 15 seconds

Question 2

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Underaged children can drink alcohol if at home or at private locations.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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In the UK, 1 unit of alcohol contains [blank_start]8[blank_end] greams of pure alcohol. In the USA, 1 unit of alcohol contains [blank_start]14[blank_end] greams of pure alcohol. In the Australia, 1 unit of alcohol contains [blank_start]10[blank_end] greams of pure alcohol.
Answer
  • 8
  • 14
  • 10

Question 4

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What is the legal drink-and-drive boundary for alcohol concentration in the UK?
Answer
  • within .05%
  • within .01%
  • within .08%
  • within .5%
  • within .1%
  • within .8%

Question 5

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How long does it take to eliminate one unit of alcohol?
Answer
  • 10 minutes
  • 60 minutes
  • 30 minutes
  • 15 minutes
  • 2-4 hours

Question 6

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Food [blank_start]decreases[blank_end] the rate of alcohol absorption. This means that food leads to a [blank_start]lower[blank_end] blood alcohol leve.
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  • decreases
  • lower

Question 7

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What is the daily maximum of alcohol for men?
Answer
  • 2 units
  • 7 units
  • 1 unit
  • 5 units
  • 3 units

Question 8

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What's the daily maximum of alcohol units for women?
Answer
  • 2 units
  • 1 unit
  • 3 units
  • 5 units

Question 9

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Men can drink more than women because they metabolize alcohol faster than women do.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Alcohol is composed to beverages made of or containing the organic compound [blank_start]ethanol[blank_end]. [blank_start]Ethanol[blank_end] has a [blank_start]low[blank_end] molecular weight and is a [blank_start]highly[blank_end] lipophilic compound. [blank_start]Ethanol[blank_end] is the most commonly [blank_start]abused[blank_end] drug.
Answer
  • ethanol
  • Ethanol
  • low
  • highly
  • Ethanol
  • abused

Question 11

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What does alcohol do to the body?
Answer
  • depress the CNS
  • depress the PNS
  • stimulate the CNS
  • stimulate the PNS
  • depress Somatic Nervous System
  • stimulate Somatic Nervous System

Question 12

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What does alcohol produce?
Answer
  • disinhibition
  • glutamate
  • sedation
  • ataxia
  • endorphins
  • dopamine
  • serotonin

Question 13

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Which of these are sensitive and affected by ethanol?
Answer
  • GABA ligand-gated ion channel receptors
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine ligand-gated ion channel receptors
  • Glutamate ligand-gated ion channel receptors
  • 5HT ligand-gated ion channel receptors
  • calcium channels
  • potassium channels
  • sodium channels
  • activation of enzymatic activity
  • 7HT ligand-gated ion channel receptors
  • inhibition of enzymatic activity

Question 14

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Alcohol can cause an inspecific increase in membrane fluidity and leads to disruption in the ordering of lipids.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 15

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To calculate alcohol content, you multiply [blank_start]percent[blank_end] [blank_start]alcohol[blank_end] [blank_start]by[blank_end] [blank_start]volume[blank_end] (%ABV) and [blank_start]specific[blank_end] [blank_start]gravity[blank_end] (it usually has a value of .[blank_start]7[blank_end][blank_start]8[blank_end] .)
Answer
  • percent
  • alcohol
  • by
  • volume
  • specific
  • gravity
  • 7
  • 8

Question 16

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Measuring alcohol content in units makes it harder to compare how much alcohol is in different beverages.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 17

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I unit of alcohol is in [blank_start].5[blank_end] pint(s) of beer [blank_start]1[blank_end] glass(es) of wine [blank_start]1[blank_end] glass(es) of fortified wine [blank_start]1[blank_end] shot(s) of spirit
Answer
  • .5
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1

Question 18

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Fill it in (the first one is just an abbreviationand has no spaces between any of it )
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Answer
  • %ABV
  • volume

Question 19

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How many units per week are considered dangerous for men
Answer
  • 14
  • 50
  • 35
  • 75
  • 83

Question 20

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How many units per week is considered dangerous for women?
Answer
  • 14
  • 35
  • 50
  • 75
  • 83

Question 21

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What is the recommended maximum units per week for women?
Answer
  • 10
  • 14
  • 12
  • 24
  • 35

Question 22

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What is the recommended maximum number of units per week for men?
Answer
  • 14
  • 35
  • 50
  • 10
  • 12
  • 24

Question 23

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It doesn't matter if you spread the number of units per week over the course of the week or drink it all in one-two days.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 24

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Which of these provide guidelines regarding safe drinking?
Answer
  • NHS
  • RCP
  • RCOG
  • DoH
  • Drinkaware
  • Drinkevade
  • PAFA

Question 25

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Many male admissions to acute medical wards are due directly/indirectly to alcohol.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 26

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Why is alcohol sometimes misconceived as a stimulant?
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  • Increases levels of glutamate in the blood
  • Suppresses GABA
  • causes general inhibition of actions when taken in low doses
  • causes overexcitation of actions when taken in low doses
  • over long term usage, people report back feeling better and more alert

Question 27

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Drinking 1-2 units of alcohol would have you characterized as [blank_start]tipsy[blank_end]--that is, light-headed and with slight impairment of [blank_start]judgement[blank_end].
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  • tipsy
  • judgement

Question 28

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Drinking 3-4 units, will have you feeling buzzed. You will have less [blank_start]inhibitions[blank_end] and therefore feel [blank_start]more[blank_end] relaxed. You will have exaggeration of [blank_start]emotion[blank_end] and loss of [blank_start]motor[blank_end] [blank_start]control[blank_end]. Anymore than this amount is considered as being [blank_start]legally[blank_end] [blank_start]impaired[blank_end] in terms of driving.
Answer
  • inhibitions
  • more
  • emotion
  • motor
  • control
  • impaired
  • legally

Question 29

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A BAC (mg/100 ml) of [blank_start]100[blank_end]-[blank_start]200[blank_end] ([blank_start]5[blank_end]-[blank_start]10[blank_end] units) is the equivalent of being drunk. You will have notably [blank_start]slurred[blank_end] [blank_start]speech[blank_end], very impaired [blank_start]motor[blank_end] [blank_start]control[blank_end], and impairment of [blank_start]judgement[blank_end].
Answer
  • 100
  • 200
  • 5
  • 10
  • slurred
  • speech
  • motor
  • control
  • judgement

Question 30

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Any more than [blank_start]15[blank_end] units (in occasional drinkers--all of these questions are for the occasional drinkers) may lead to a [blank_start]coma[blank_end]. Any more than [blank_start]20[blank_end] units can lead to, in addition to a coma, [blank_start]respiratory[blank_end] [blank_start]failure[blank_end] and [blank_start]death[blank_end].
Answer
  • 15
  • 20
  • coma
  • respiratory
  • failure
  • death

Question 31

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Which of these affects BAC?
Answer
  • Gender
  • Weight
  • Age
  • Rate of Drinking
  • Metabolism
  • Body water percentage
  • Kidney age
  • Electrolyte levels
  • Food intake
  • Urine amount

Question 32

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Where in the body is alcohol most rapidly absorbed?
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  • Liver
  • Small Intestine
  • Large Intestine
  • Colon
  • Stomach
  • Pancreas
  • Esophogus
  • Skin
  • Lungs

Question 33

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Alcohol is first metabolized in the [blank_start]stomach[blank_end]. It is mainly metabolized in the [blank_start]liver[blank_end].
Answer
  • stomach
  • liver

Question 34

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What is true regarding alcohol?
Answer
  • small molecule
  • lipophilic
  • hydrophilic
  • water soluble
  • High concentration in organs with loys of water
  • The same amount of alcohol can cause lots of different effects through out the body
  • fat soluble
  • The same amount of alcohol can cause a consistent effect throughout the body
  • large molecule

Question 35

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How much alcohol is metabolized per hour in the liver?
Answer
  • 8-12 grams
  • 10-15 grams
  • 17-20 grams
  • 5-8 grams

Question 36

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Alcohol causes an decrease in vasopressin which leads to an increased urine concentration.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 37

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Ethanol is (broken down) oxidized into [blank_start]acetaldehyde[blank_end]. Then, it is oxidized into [blank_start]acetate[blank_end]. And then finally, it's oxidized into [blank_start]water[blank_end] and [blank_start]carbon[blank_end] [blank_start]dioxide[blank_end].
Answer
  • acetaldehyde
  • acetate
  • water
  • carbon
  • dioxide

Question 38

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Alcohol is eliminated through first ordered kinetics if the BAC> 20mg/100 ml.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 39

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There is a lower alcohol clearance in women.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 40

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Most of the alcohol is eliminated via urine.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 41

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About 5-10 of males and females will become addicted/abuse alcohol.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 42

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What is true regarding the benefits of low drinking of alcohol?
Answer
  • lower risk of heart disease in middle aged men
  • lower risk of heart disease in post-menopausal women
  • lower risk of embolisms/thrombuses
  • lower risk for stroke
  • protect against respiratory failure

Question 43

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How may alcohol be used?
Answer
  • antiseptic
  • antiperspirant
  • to reduce body temperature
  • appetite stimulant
  • protection from cold
  • Methanol poisoning
  • Aldehyde poisoning
  • Neuralgia
  • to rehydrate
  • protection from the heat

Question 44

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Alcohol interactions with other drugs can make it even more toxic.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 45

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How does ethanol interact with other drugs?
Answer
  • by affecting enzymes that are similarly targeted by drugs
  • by affecting ion channels that are similarly targeted by drugs
  • by affecting ligand-gated channels that are similarly targeted by drugs
  • by affecting nuclear receptors that are similarly targeted by drugs

Question 46

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Which system is most associated/affected with/by alcohol/ethanol? The [blank_start]cytochrome[blank_end] [blank_start]P450[blank_end] [blank_start]enzyme[blank_end] system.
Answer
  • cytochrome
  • P450
  • enzyme

Question 47

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Which of these are associated with chronic drinking?
Answer
  • depression
  • anxiety
  • amnesia
  • morbid jealousy
  • hyperventilation
  • consistent mood swings
  • hallucinations
  • delusions

Question 48

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One can have a greater genetic susceptibility to becoming addicted to alcohol.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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