Traffic School, Drivers Ed Answers ★ Heart Function, When Alcohol is Consumed

Question: When alcohol is consumed, the heart function is depressed and the ability of the heart to contract and move blood is______.
A.) increased
B.) the same
C.) reduced

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reduced

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Question: When alcohol is consumed, the heart function is increased and the ability of the heart to contract and move blood is increased.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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FALSE

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Question: When alcohol is consumed, the heart function is depressed and the ability of the heart to contract and move blood is reduced.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

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Question: A small percentage of the people who use antihistamines develop heart rhythm
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

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Question: All of the following are typical risks associated with the use of anabolic steroids except:
A.) increased risk of liver disorders
B.) increased risk of heart attack
C.) enhanced sex drive
D.) depression

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enhanced sex drive

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Question: Stimulants can cause ___________ and physical collapse.
A.) excess hair growth on the face and neck
B.) extreme hallucinations
C.) an irregular heartbeat

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an irregular heartbeat

EXPLANATION: Large doses of stimulants will cause a rapid or an irregular heartbeat, tremors, loss of coordination, and even physical collapse.

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Question: Stimulants do not raise your bodies’ blood pressure, increase you breathing rate, increase your heart rate and raise your body temperature.
Stimulants do not raise your bodies' blood pressure, increases the respiratory rate, increases your heart rate and raises your body temperature.
Stimulants do not raise your body's blood pressure, increase your breathing rate, increase your heart rate and raise your body temperature.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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FALSE

EXPLANATION: Stimulants also increase blood pressure and heart rate, constrict blood vessels, increase blood glucose, and open up breathing passages.

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Question: Stimulants raise your bodies’ blood pressure, increase you breathing rate, increase your heart rate and raise your body temperature.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

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Question: The depressant effect of alcohol interferes with the conduction of the electrical impulse of the heartbeat.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

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Question: As you use alcohol, the______functions of the body controlled by the brain like the heartbeat and breathing also become impaired
A.) exterior
B.) automatic
C.) party

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automatic

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Question: As you use alcohol, the automatic functions of the body controlled by the brain like the heartbeat and breathing also become impaired.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

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Question: The depressant effect of alcohol does not interfere with the conduction of the electrical impulse of the heartbeat.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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FALSE

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Question: The build up of fatty tissues in the heart makes it more difficult for the heart to function.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

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Question: With the use and abuse of alcohol, the heart is less effective in nutrient use by the heart tissue.
With the abuse of alcohol the heart is less efficient and the use of nutrients by heart tissue.
With the use/abuse of alcohol, the heart is less efficient in the use of nutrients by the heart tissue.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

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Question: With the use/abuse of alcohol, the heart is more efficient in the use of nutrients by the heart tissue.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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FALSE

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Question: With the use/abuse of alcohol, the heart muscle can be impaired or stopped resulting in a heart attack.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

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Question: Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy is especially dangerous because ____________.
A.) blood can leak from the heart into the chest cavity
B.) it can be passed to infants through the parents' genes
C.) sufferers sometimes show no symptoms until a fatal heart attack
D.) All of the above

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sufferers sometimes show no symptoms until a fatal heart attack

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Question: In alcoholic cardiomyopathy, the direct toxic effect of alcohol on the tissues of the heart cause it to __________.
ANS: enlarge on one or both sides

Question: Alcohol prevents your organs and tissues from getting the oxygen they need by __________.
A.) increasing your heart rate
B.) overloading your liver
C.) slowing down your heart rate
D.) causing your pancreas to malfunction

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slowing down your heart rate