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Explain What Happens to Alcohol Once It Enters the Body

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Explain what happens to alcohol once it enters the body. Include in your answer the affects of alcohol on the central nervous system and the gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmitter system.


Definitions:

Organism

An individual living entity that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis.

Endoskeleton

Bony and/or cartilaginous structures within the body that provide support. Compare with exoskeleton.

Vestigial Structure

A feature in an organism that has lost all or most of its original function through the process of evolution.

Pelvis

The lower part of the torso in human anatomy, forming a basin-shaped complex of bones that connects the spine to the lower limbs and houses reproductive organs.

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