When it comes to symbolizing freedom and the spirit of '76, I do think there's a better American flag. With all due respect to the stars and stripes, I prefer the yellow Gadsden flag with the coiled rattlesnake and the defiant Don't Tread on Me motto. The meaning of Old Glory can get mixed up with the rights and wrongs of the perpetually new-and-improved government. The meaning of Don't Tread on Me is unmistakable. There's also an interesting history behind this flag. And it's intertwined with one of American history's most interesting personalities, Ben Franklin.
True or false- alcohol can pass directly into the bloodstream from mouth or stomach. kgb answers Â» Health & Body Â» Health & Fitness Â» True or false- alcohol can pass directly into the bloodstream from mouth or stomach. Alcohol enters your bloodstream partly through the mucous membranes as you ingest it and it enters your stomach and esophagus. False.
How Alcohol Gets From the Blood into the Breath. Ethanol is volatile and as a result, an amount of alcohol, in proportion to the concentration in the blood, transfers from the blood into the alveolar air sacs in the lungs. This occurs in much the same way that carbon dioxide leaves the alveolar blood and enters the lungs for exhalation from the body.