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Science/lungs/smokin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is another name for your windpipe | the trachea |
| Cilia | tiny hairs that sweep out dirt and germs . Smoking makes them paralized |
| Tar | contains cancer-causing chemicals which tend to build up in lung tissue |
| Bronchi tubes | two main branches of the trachea |
| carbon monoxide | robs your blood of oxygen and may encourage build up of deposits in arteries. the heart beats faster and harder to compensate |
| nicotine | an addictive agent that raised blood pressure and heart rate, makes smoking addictive |
| throat | smoke can cause an excess of mucus which clogs airways. coughing and difficult breathing result |
| Surgeon General's warning | a warning on the side of a cigarette package that warns that smoking is bad and may cause cancer |
| lungs | about 90 % of compound inhaled in smoke remains in the lungs. eventually tiny air sacks may rupture and walls of bronchial tubes may thicken. breathing my become diffficult |
| air sacks | sacs in the lung that blood goes through to get mor oxygen to bring back to the heart |
| is chewing tobacco worse than smoking | no |
| yes | |
| what does smoking do | yellow teeth, bad breath, destroys taste buds, ruins lungs |
| nothing, smoking is fine | |
| diaphragm | a muscle beneath your lungs that contract and relaxes and releases gases to help move into or out of the lungs |
| what does smoking do to your blood vessels | it constricts them and your blood preasure rises |
| Two serious deseases you can get from smoking | lung cancer, emphysema |
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