16.1 Teens & Tobacco
An extremely addictive chemical in tobacco products.
What is nicotine
What are stimulants
Smoke that is exhaled from a smoker's lungs
What is mainstream smoke
This age group become addicted to nicotine faster than adults.
What are teens
A condition in which the bronchi in the lungs are constantly swollen and clogged with mucus.
What is chronic bronchitis
List two tobacco products
What are smokeless tobacco products, cigarettes, pipes, & cigars
One short-term effect of nicotine
What are increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and changes to the brain that may lead to addiction
A disorder in which damaged alveoli in the lungs can no longer take in adequate oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide.
What is emphysema
As tolerance to nicotine increase, this occurs
What is addiction
A disease that results in a gradual loss of
lung function.
What is COPD
What are friends, family, & media
One effect of nicotine on the respiratory system
What are shallow breathing, decreased muscle action in lungs, & increase mucus production
Pregnant women who smoke have higher rates of what
What are miscarriages, still births, premature births
White patches on the tongues and lining of the mouth as a result of tobacco use
What is leukoplakia
A substance that is known to cause cancer.
What is carcinogen
A type of smokeless tobacco
What is chewing tobacco
Two symptoms of nicotine withdrawal
What are headache, difficulty sleeping, irritability, intense cravings, inability to concentrate
Cells that line the respiratory tract have hairlike extensions
What are cilia
The leading cause of cancer death in women and men who use tobacco
What is lung cancer
A poisonous, colorless, odorless gas produced when substances are burned.
What is carbon monoxide
Tobacco products are made from the leaves of what?
What are tobacco plants
List one of the most harmful substances in tobacco smoke
What is tar or carbon monoxide
Tiny air sacs in the lungs that expand and contract; are damaged by nicotine
What are alveoli
Two common types of cancer as a result of tobacco use
What are lung and oral cancer
A dark, sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns.
What is tar