The dotted lines show how alcohol passes through the body. By reading what is written next to each number, you can find out exactly where it goes, how it gets there, and what happens when it gets there.
Alcohol is drunk.
Alcohol gets right into the stomach. A little of it goes through the wall of the stomach and into the bloodstream but most of the alcohol goes down into the small intestine. Alcohol goes from the stomach into the small intestine. Most of the alcohol then goes through the walls of the intestine and into the bloodstream. Alcohol goes to the brain almost as soon as it is drunk.