Exam 8: Alcohol: Social Beveragesocial Drug

The effect of alcohol on sexual arousal is different for men than for women.

Heavy alcohol drinking can produce ulcers and worsen pre-existing ulcers.

Taking distilled spirits and adding juniper berries for flavouring turns the beverage into __________.

Describe the differences between fermented beverages and distilled spirits.

The gin epidemic in the eighteenth century has been compared by sociologists to the introduction of ________ in the twentieth century.

Becoming intoxicated more easily on an empty stomach than on a full stomach is due to __________.

An alcohol beverage is 120 proof. This means it contains _____ alcohol.

The molecule of alcohol can be considered __________.

Sake is a wine-like variation based upon the fermentation of __________.

Large amounts of alcohol aid in the digestion of small meals.

Describe the metabolic changes that occur as alcohol is passed through the liver.

The following drug(s) have weakened effects when combined with alcohol: __________.

Beer consumption represents about __________ of overall alcohol consumption in Canada.

Aqua vitae was the original gin.

Moderate alcohol consumption can lower the risk of rheumatoid arthritis by up to 50%.

One of the major effects of alcohol on sleep is __________.

The first alcoholic beverage in history was probably made from honey.

During fermentation, as yeast cells consume sugar molecules, _______ are left as waste.

One 37-mL (1.25oz) shot of 40% liquor is equivalent to about 2 beers.

Alcohol has aphrodisiac effects on sexual desire.