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Give scientific/biological reasons for the following statements:

A person after consuming alcohol walks clumsily.
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An alcoholic person walks unsteadily when drunk.

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  • The cerebellum maintains the posture and balance of the body and coordinates muscular activity.
  • Alcohol affects the cerebellum of a person’s brain, because of which the brain is unable to coordinate muscular activity and hence a drunk person walks clumsily.

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