Drugs

Question 1

Oxygen carrying capacity of smokers is less for to which cigarette component

Answer 1

Carbon monoxide

Question 2

Effect of smoking cigarettes?

Answer 2

Cilia beats slowly
More mucus
Chance of lung infection more

Question 3

Component of cigarettes that is most likely to cause cancer

Answer 3

Tar

Question 4

Define drugs?

Question 5

State the name and causative factors of lung diseases linked to contents in cigarettes?

Question 6

Components of tobacco smoke and their effect on the gas exchange system?

Answer 6

tar/ carcinogens ;
carcinogenic / can cause, lung cancer ;
sticks to/ blocks / damages, (named) air passages / alveoli/ cilia ;
(trigger) production of, more/ excess, mucus ;
(smoke) particles ;
trigger white blood cells ;
irritant/ causes asthma/ prone to infection ;
phagocytosis described ;
carbon monoxide ;
combines with haemoglobin (permanently) ;
reduced oxygen transport (of blood) ;

Question 7

Effects of heavy smoking?

Question 8

Long term effects of alcohol addiction?

Question 9

Effect on baby if mother smokes throughout pregnancy?

Answer 9

Reduced birth weight
Premature birth
Breathing issues