NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Question
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Which is the correct order for how alcohol travels through the body?1.Absorbed into the bloodstream 2.Distributed uniformly throughout watery portions of the body 3.Oxidation of alcohol 4.Alcohol containing liquid is ingested 5.Excreted from body via breath, urine and sweat
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3, 1, 4, 2, 5
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4, 2, 1, 5, 3
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1, 2, 4, 5, 3
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4, 1, 2, 3, 5
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Alcohol in Your Body It is absorbed through the lining of your stomach into your bloodstream. Once there, it spreads into tissues throughout your body. Alcohol reaches your brain in only five minutes, and starts to affect you within 10 minutes. After 20 minutes, your liver starts processing alcohol.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alcohol crosses biological membranes by passive diffusion, down its concentration gradient. Therefore, the higher the concentration of alcohol, the greater is the resulting concentration gradient, and the more rapid is the absorption.
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