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23 Cards in this Set
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nicotine |
an addictive, or habit-forming, drug found in tobacco |
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tar |
a thick, dark liquid that forms when tobacco burns |
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carbon monoxide |
colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced when tobacco burns |
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alveoli |
the tiny air sacs in the lungs |
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emphysema |
a disease that results in the destruction of the alveoli in the lungs |
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respiratory system |
the organs that supply your blood with oxygen |
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trachea |
a passageway in your throat that takes air into and out of your lungs |
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epiglottis |
a flap of tissue in the back of your mouth that keeps food out of your trachea |
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bronchi |
two passageways that branch from the trachea, one to each lung |
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lungs |
two large organs that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide |
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diaphragm |
a large, dome-shaped muscle below the lungs. It expands and compresses the lungs, enabling breathing |
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addiction |
mental or physical need for a drug or other substance |
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withdrawal |
the unpleasant symptoms that someone experiences when he or she stops using an addictive substance |
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psychological dependence |
a person's belief that he or she needs a drug to feel good or function normally |
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physical dependence |
an addiction in which the body develops a chemical need for the drug |
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tolerance |
the body's need for larger and larger amounts of a drug to produce the same effect |
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target audience |
a group of people for which a product is intended |
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media literacy |
the ability to understand the goals of advertising and the media |
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product placement |
when a company pays to show its products in media being used by celebrities |
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passive smokers |
nonsmokers who breathe in secondhand smoke |
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mainstream smoke |
the smoke that's inhaled and then exhaled by a smoker |
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sidestream smoke |
smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar |
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cold turkey |
stopping all use of tobacco products immediatly |