A disorder in which the lungs deteriorate, frequently due to smoking or other exposure to carcinogenic chemicals
What is lung cancer?
100
About how many chemicals are in cigarette smoke
What is 4,000?
100
The organ responsible for pumping blood around the body
What is the heart?
100
A painful blood disorder in which red blood cells are misshapen
What is sickle-cell anemia?
100
A type of connective tissue made up of platelets, plasma, red and white blood cells.
What is blood?
200
Alveloli are surrounded by these
What are capillaries?
200
A chemcial in cigarette smoke used for embalming
What is formaldehyde?
200
A cardiovascular disorder caused by consuming too much salt in the diet.
What is hypertension?
200
Leading cause of death in the US
What is heart disease?
200
Amount of force exerted by blood on the inside walls of a blood vessel
What is blood pressure?
300
Structure in the respiratory system that contains the vocal cords
What is the larynx?
300
The most sought-after customers of cigarette manufacturers
What are young people?
300
Arteries carry blood in this direction
What is away from the heart?
300
The situation in which a person with O blood received type AB blood
What is a person receiving the wrong blood type?
300
Upper portion of the throat
What is the pharynx?
400
Process that happens between the alveoli and capillaries
What is gas exchange?
400
A chemical found in cigarette smoke that is also found in car exhaust?
What is carbon monoxide?
400
A universal donor
What is a person with type O blood?
400
An often-fatal event in which a person's blood vessels in the brain get clogged and rupture--parts of the brain are deprived of oxygen.
What is stroke?
400
Type of exercise that strengthens the heart
What is cardio exercise?
500
Another word for the windpipe
What is the trachea?
500
The condition most commonly associated in newbors born to mothers who smoke cigarettes, and can be associated with many health problems, including cognitive delays.
What is low birth weight?
500
The main function of the circulatory system
What is to move oxygenated blood throughout the body?
500
Fatty build up in blood vessels which can lead to heart attack
What is atherosclerosis?
500
A common cell in the body, many times smaller than a speck of dust, that carries oxygen