Tobacco

Question 1

carcinogen

Answer 1

substances that can cause cancer in people and other animals

Question 2

nicotine

Answer 2

an addicting chemical in tobacco that produces rapid pulse, increases alter ness, and a variety of other physiological effects

Question 3

tar

Answer 3

the yellowish brown residue of tobacco smoke

Question 4

bidis

Answer 4

small, thin hand-rolled cigarettes

Question 5

hookahs

Answer 5

water pipes used to smoke flavored tobacco

Question 6

kreteks (clove cigarettes)

Answer 6

cigarettes with cloves and other additives

Question 7

bronchitis

Answer 7

inflammation of the bronco of the lungs as a result of irritation; often accompanies by a chronic cough

Question 8

chewing tobacco

Answer 8

a form of shredded smokeless tobacco; chewed or places in the mouth between the lower lip and gum

Question 9

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Answer 9

diseases that restrict the ability of the body to obtain oxygen through the respiratory structures (bronchi and lungs); include asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema

Question 10

e-cigarettes

Answer 10

electronic devices that deliver via inhaled vapor nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals; called “vaping”

Question 11

emphysema

Answer 11

a progressive degeneration of the lung alveoli, causing breathing and oxygen assimilation to become more and more difficult

Question 12

moist snuff

Answer 12

a form of snuff made from air- and fire-cured tobacco leaves; most hazardous form of smokeless tobacco

Question 13

snuff

Answer 13

a form of smokeless tobacco; made from powdered or finely cut leaves

Question 14

alveoli

Answer 14

tiny air sacs in the lungs that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question 15

trachea

Answer 15

upper part of respiratory tract

Question 16

nicotine replacement therapy

Answer 16

using nicotine-containing gum, skin patches, nasal sprays, or inhalers to temper the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal when quitting smoking

Question 17

quit date

Answer 17

the day a smoker designates as the one on which she or he will stop smoking completely

Question 18

On average each pack of cigarettes sold costs American society how much?
A. $1
B. $10
C. $4
D. $6

Answer 18

C. $4

Question 19

On average smokers die about \_\_\_ years earlier than nonsmokers.
A. 10
B. 5
C. 20
D. 7

Answer 19

A. 10

Question 20

Which prescription drug is used to help lessen the urge to smoke?
A. Ability
B. Chantix
C. Crestor
D. Plavix

Answer 20

B. Chantix

Question 21

True or false: Environmental tobacco smoke contains the same 4,000 chemicals that inhaled tobacco smoke does, but the concentration is lower.

Answer 21

False: The concentration is greater because second hand (environmental tobacco) smoke is unfiltered.

Question 22

True or false: Every year 400,000 Americans die as a result of smoking.

Answer 22

True