Answer:
Option A, Cirrhosis
Explanation:
Cirrhosis is a condition which scar tissue forms (fibrosis) and impairs the liver's ability to carry out its normal physiological functions. The liver assumes a yellowish, bubbly appearance due to fatty cyst development in its lobes. Chronic excessive alcohol use can contribute to the destruction of hepatic cells and the buildup of fatty tissue, the former of which gives way to the scarring. With this disease, the liver can no longer filter waste, concentrate bile to be stored in the gallbladder, produce various proteins, and serve as a storage site for the body's sugars.
Why Not Other Choices:
Cholecystitis and pancreatitis involve inflammation in other organs that are not the liver, namely, the aforementioned gallbladder and pancreas, respectively.
Hepatitis, inflammation of the liver, can occur due to excessive ingestion of alcohol and it may also lead to permanent scarring. However, it is not as common of an alcohol-related liver disease as cirrhosis.
