Cirrhosis, a disease provoked by alcoholism, affects which organ?

• A. Heart
• B. Kidneys
• C. Liver
• D. Lungs

Answer: (C)

Long-term heavy alcohol use damages the liver, and cirrhosis is the result of this ongoing injury. The liver is the organ that processes alcohol and carries out essential tasks like detoxification, metabolism, protein production, and bile formation. When cirrhosis develops, scar tissue replaces healthy liver tissue, impairing these functions and causing symptoms such as jaundice, fluid buildup, and trouble clotting. This is why the liver is the organ affected by cirrhosis. The other organs listed—heart, kidneys, and lungs—aren't the sites where cirrhosis occurs, although alcohol can affect them in other ways.