This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Pharmacology
The rationale for using ethanol in methanol poisoning is that it : 
Select and explain. 
A. Antagonises the actions of methanol, B. Stimulates the metabolism of methanol and reduces its blood level, C. Inhibits the metabolism of methanol and generation of toxic metabolite, D. Replenishes the folate stores depleted by methanol
C: Inhibits the metabolism of methanol and generation of toxic metabolite
Answer: C: Inhibits the metabolism of methanol and generation of toxic metabolite 
Explanation: None