... the bloodstream and is distributed throughout the entire body. It will affect nearly every tissue, but primarily the central nervous system. The pictures below are of actual organs taken at autopsy of average-sized healthy males: Healthy Heart and Brain Healthy Kidney and Liver These pictures are of actual organs taken at autopsy of average-sized males who have died of their alcoholism: Diseased Heart and Brain Diseased Kidney and Liver In the pictures above note the differences in the hearts. The diseased heart is somewhat larger than that of the healthy one because it has lost its elasticity. It has become slack and covered with deposits of unhealthy fat. The healthy brain shows small, central cavities, or ventricles. The surface displays a normal shape with closely approximated convolutions. On the other hand, the diseased brain shows shrinking of these convolutions and the widening of spaces between the brain lobes. This results in a decrease in ...

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