John Participates in a Drinking Game at a Friend's Weekend

question 70

Multiple Choice

 John participates in a drinking game at a friend's weekend party and after a while finds himself vomiting uncontrollably. Which of the following statements is the best description of John's situation?

• A) There is nothing to worry about. Everybody vomits when they drink alcohol at parties.
• B) John's blood-brain barrier must be malfunctioning, as this normally would prevent the initiation of vomiting.
• C) John has ingested a dangerous amount of alcohol, and his area postrema has initiated vomiting in order to remove remaining alcohol from his stomach.
• D) John must have ingested other drugs in addition to alcohol, because alcohol alone will not initiate vomiting.

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