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The body tries to protect itself from ethanol alcohol intake and the damages of alcohol in a variety of ways

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The body tries to protect itself from ethanol alcohol intake and the damages of alcohol in a variety of ways. All of the following are correct except:

a. Too much alcohol too fast will trigger the stomach to vomit which helps expel alcohol from the body.

b. Some of the absorbed alcohol is excreted through urine and air expelled from the lungs.

C. The stomach's alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes break down some of the alcohol before it can be absorbed

d. The liver draws alcohol from the blood and metabolizes it before metabolizing formaldehyde.

e.Brain cell membranes including fetal brain cell membranes can prevent alcohol from affecting normal brain function.