Lesson Plan National Tech-In Prevent Underage Alcohol Use Page 10
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11. People attending a winter football game should drink alcohol to keep warm.
TRUE
FALSE
MEDULLA—The medulla controls your body’s automatic actions, such as your
heartbeat. It also keeps your body at the right temperature. Alcohol actually chills
the body. Drinking a lot of alcohol outdoors in cold weather can cause your body
temperature to fall below normal. This dangerous condition is called hypothermia.
12. The more alcohol people drink, the hungrier and thirstier they will become.
TRUE
FALSE
HYPOTHALAMUS—The hypothalamus is a small part of the brain that does an
amazing number of your body’s housekeeping chores. Alcohol upsets the work of
the hypothalamus. After a person drinks alcohol, blood pressure, hunger, thirst,
and the urge to urinate increase while body temperature and heart rate decrease.
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