Smoking And The Risk Of Disease Flashcards
Nicotine is the Harmless Drug Found in ___________ Smoke.
Tobacco.
Carbon Monoxide is the _____________ Gas Found in Tobacco Smoke and it Takes Up Some of the Oxygen-Carrying Capacity of Your ________.
Poisonous…Blood…
Oxygen Shortage is a Particular Problem in Pregnant Woman who _________.
Smoke.
During Pregnancy a Woman is Carrying __________ for her Developing Foetus as well as Herself. If the Mother’s Blood is Carrying Carbon _____________, the Foetus may not get enough Oxygen to How Properly, Leading to ______________ Births.
Oxygen…Monoxide…Premature…
The Cilia in the Trachea and Bronchi that Move ________, Bacteria and Dirt Away from the ________ are Anaesthetised by Some of the Chemicals in Tobacco Smoke.
Mucus…Lungs…
In Smoking, They Stop Working for a Time Allowing Dirt and ______________ Down into the Lungs and Increasing the Risk of Infections. __________ Builds Up Over Time and Causes Coughing.
Pathogens…Mucus…
Tar is a _____________. It Acts on the ___________ Cells of the Lungs and Greatly Increases the Risk of ______ Cancer Developing.
Carcinogen…Delicate…Lung…
The Chemicals in Tobacco Smoke Also Affect the Heart and Blood __________.
Vessels.
Smoking Narrows the Blood __________ in your Skin, Ageing it. Nicotine Makes the Heart Rate ___________ Whilst Other Chemicals Damage the Lining of the __________, Making Coronary Heart Disease More Likely.
Vessels…Increase…Arteries…