Alcohol - Inside The Body

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Alcohol Inside the Body

Photographs courtesy of Manchester University Pathology Department

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Human female chromosome map XX Alcohol and nicotine addiction may be in the genes 1

Fatty liver can cause the liver to appear yellow 2

Fatty liver notice how pale this liver is due to the fat deposits 3

Fatty liver these white cells should not be here they are fat deposits 4

Liver damage can cause jaundice yellowing of eyes and skin 5

Yellow hands on top red palms underneath a sign of liver damage 6

Liver problems can cause jaundice yellowing of the skin this is a hand of an Asian man 7

The two white blood cells have dark blue squiggly nuclei this is normal the red blood cells however are almost as large as the white cells this is abnormal 8

Cirrhosis here the liver is pale with lots of stringy fibres and some nodules 10

Liver cells showing cirrhosis the red cells are liver cells and they are surrounded by an abnormal mass of blue gristle 11

Liver cells showing cirrhosis the blue gristle material is abnormal 12

Cirrhosis of the liver the lumpy bits are characteristic of alcohol damage 13

Liver cancer with some cirrhosis lumpy bits 14

Cancer of the liver Notice that the surface of the liver is smooth so cirrhosis is not present 15

Clubbing of the fingers is a common condition which may indicate cancers liver diseases and lung disease 16

Foetal alcohol syndrome children like this are born to mothers who drink alcohol when pregnant 17

Accident extensive skull damage leading to severe brain damage and death 18

Fractured skull and bleeding leading to death 19

Brain damage there is a large dark red patch where blood has got into the brain tissue This is a result of a head injury and resulted in death 20

Clubbed fingers a sign of heart disease 21

Franks sign an ear lobe crease thought to be indicative of heart problems 34

Franks sign ear lobe crease a sign of heart disease 35

Fluid collecting in the tissues note the dent where somebody has pressed on top of the hand a sign of heart failure 36

Heart This slice is also through both ventricles compare it to photo 38 The left ventricle is towards the right of the image as you look at it and shows a white area of in the heart wall This is tissue which has died due to lack of blood supply 37

Heart The left ventricle is towards the left of the screen and shows enormous thickening of the wall particularly in relation to the small cavity The heart is almost twice the size it should be as it has had to work much harder than normal 38

Cancer of the pancreas 45

Cross section of a coronary artery artery to the heart The inner wall is very thick pale pink and you can see a massive blood clot red taking up much of the photo 46

Gout although inherited is aggravated by drinking alcohol it causes a build up of uric acid crystals in the joints 47

Gout uric acid crystals have been deposited in the bones of the foot and caused gouty arthritis 48