smoking and the lungs🚬 Flashcards
1
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carcinogens
A
chemicals that cause cancer
43 diff substances
2
Q
tar
A
a sticky substance which clogs the bronchioles and alveoli
3
Q
nicotine
A
extremely addictive
damages lungs
4
Q
carbon monoxide
A
a poisonous gas which makes it more difficult for red blood cells to carry oxygen
5
Q
effects of smoking
A
- lung cancer
- other cancers : mouth, oesophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas
- emphysema : damages the walls of the alveoli
- paralysis : (and eventual destruction)
