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24 Cards in this Set
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nicotine |
an addictive drug found in tobacco |
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tar |
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 |
tiny air sacs in the lungs |
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emphysema |
a disease that results in the destruction of the alveoli |
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respiratory system |
organ the supply your blood with oxygen |
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trachea |
passage way in your throat that takes air into and out of your lungs |
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epiglottis |
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 another substance |
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withdrawal |
unpleasant systems that someone experiences when he or she stops using an addictive substance |
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psychological dependence |
a persons 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 a drug |
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tolerance |
the body's need for larger and larger amounts of drug to produce the same effect |
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target audience |
a group of people for a 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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secondhand smoke |
air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke |
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passive smoker |
nonsmokers who breathe in secondhand smoke |
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mainstream smoke |
smoke that is 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 immediately |