How Alcohol Affects Organs
What disrupts the organ system and the normal function of the nervous system?
Effects of Alcohol on Nervous System and Other Organs
a. Brain: Slows down the transmission of electrical signals by affecting the neurotransmitters, which trigger mood and behavioral changes; Alcohol can intoxicate the brain, causing brain damage and other mental disabilities
b.Liver:Filters the blood by getting rid of wastes, toxins, and helps us digest food. Drinking too much alcohol causes the liver to become a fatty and causes blood to not reach the liver to be filtered. The cells in the liver eventually dies.
c. Pancreas: Helps the small intestine metabolizes food by sending out enzymes but alcohol disrupts this process by reducing the amount of digestive enzymes which causes it to inflame and leak digestive enzymes. The inflammation can lead to pancreatic cancer.
d. Heart: Weakens the heart muscles, it begins to droop and will not be able to contract effectively and is not able to pump enough blood to all the organs of the body; changes rate of heart beats and disrupt internal pacemaker
e. Stomach: Causes irritation to the stomach; increases the production of digestive juices, which can cause damage to the stomach lining, ulcers, and internal bleeding; robs the body of necessary vitamins and minerals
f. Kidneys: Blood flow to this organ is decreased and disrupts fluid levels
g. Lungs:increases acute lung injury; intoxicates lunf and trachea, affecting breathing
Effects of Alcohol on Nervous System and Other Organs
a. Brain: Slows down the transmission of electrical signals by affecting the neurotransmitters, which trigger mood and behavioral changes; Alcohol can intoxicate the brain, causing brain damage and other mental disabilities
b.Liver:Filters the blood by getting rid of wastes, toxins, and helps us digest food. Drinking too much alcohol causes the liver to become a fatty and causes blood to not reach the liver to be filtered. The cells in the liver eventually dies.
c. Pancreas: Helps the small intestine metabolizes food by sending out enzymes but alcohol disrupts this process by reducing the amount of digestive enzymes which causes it to inflame and leak digestive enzymes. The inflammation can lead to pancreatic cancer.
d. Heart: Weakens the heart muscles, it begins to droop and will not be able to contract effectively and is not able to pump enough blood to all the organs of the body; changes rate of heart beats and disrupt internal pacemaker
e. Stomach: Causes irritation to the stomach; increases the production of digestive juices, which can cause damage to the stomach lining, ulcers, and internal bleeding; robs the body of necessary vitamins and minerals
f. Kidneys: Blood flow to this organ is decreased and disrupts fluid levels
g. Lungs:increases acute lung injury; intoxicates lunf and trachea, affecting breathing
How Alcohol Messes With Our Heads
How are nerves messages disrupted by alcohol?
Alcohol affects the ion channels of the cells, which can cause ion channels to malfunction. Thus, the normal release of neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, gamma-amino butyric acid, and glutamate is disturbed. The function of the ion channels and receptors are inhibited, so neurons cannot properly send out signals. Over-consumption of alcohol may cause intoxication and can severely inhibit the brain's neurons, thus causing permanent brain damage. Lastly, alcohol destroys these nerve cells.
Serotonin- Alcohol increases serotonin levels of the brain making the body feel happy. Once the alcohol is out of the system, the serotonin levels drop and soon the person becomes depressed and may lead to addiction.
Dopamine: Another neurotransmitter that makes the body and mind feel good. Alcohol increases dopamine levels, which causes the person to be blissful.
GABA- Alcohol increases GABA activity which inhibits he brain causing slow reactions.
Glutamate- Alcohol blocks the receptor for glutamine causing glutamate activity to be reduce. Glutamate deals with muscular functions so when activity levels are low, discoordination and slurred speech is a consequence.
Alcohol affects the ion channels of the cells, which can cause ion channels to malfunction. Thus, the normal release of neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, gamma-amino butyric acid, and glutamate is disturbed. The function of the ion channels and receptors are inhibited, so neurons cannot properly send out signals. Over-consumption of alcohol may cause intoxication and can severely inhibit the brain's neurons, thus causing permanent brain damage. Lastly, alcohol destroys these nerve cells.
Serotonin- Alcohol increases serotonin levels of the brain making the body feel happy. Once the alcohol is out of the system, the serotonin levels drop and soon the person becomes depressed and may lead to addiction.
Dopamine: Another neurotransmitter that makes the body and mind feel good. Alcohol increases dopamine levels, which causes the person to be blissful.
GABA- Alcohol increases GABA activity which inhibits he brain causing slow reactions.
Glutamate- Alcohol blocks the receptor for glutamine causing glutamate activity to be reduce. Glutamate deals with muscular functions so when activity levels are low, discoordination and slurred speech is a consequence.
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