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17 Cards in this Set
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Nicotine
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A poisonous stimulant that is very addictive. 1 drop of pure nicotine would kill someone. It increases heart rate.
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Tar
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thick, sticky, dark fluid, same substance used to pave roads.
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Carcinogen
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any cancer causing substance
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Formaldehyde
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a known carcinogen that is in cigarette smoke
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Cilia
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waving, hairlike projections that work to keep the respiratory tract clear
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Carbon Monoxide
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colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. It's the same gas from car exaust, that if inhaled directly can be fatal. Prevents red blood cells from carrying oxygen needed for body cells
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Passive smoke
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smoke inhaled by nonsmokers
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Mainstream smoke
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what a smoker exhales
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Sidestream smoke
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what comes off the end of a burning cigarette
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Chronic bronchitis
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cilia become useless because covered with tar. Chronic coughing/ excessive mucus secretion.
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Pulmonary emphysema
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pulmonary means lungs. the destruction of air sacs in lungs
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Aveoli
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tiny air sacs in lungs which absorb oxygen into body
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Lung cancer
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no cure! It now kills more woman than breast cancer. Many females incorrectly believe that smoking causes weight loss! there is no proof of this!
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Larynx
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anatomical term for "voice box"
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Laryngectomy
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the removal of the larynx. This procedure leaves the patient with a hole in their neck, as this is now what the patient will breath through.
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Malignant
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cancerous
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Benign
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non cancerous
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