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The organs that supply your blood with oxygen
The respiratory system
Hair like structures that line inside of nose to trap dirt and particles from air you inhale before reaching the rest of your system
Cilia
A flap of tissue in the back of your mouth that keeps food out of your trachea
Epiglottis
A passageway in your throat that takes air into and out of your lungs
Trachea
2 passageways that branch from the trachea, one to each lung
Bronchi
2 large organs that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
Lungs
Large dome-shaped muscle below the lungs that expands and compresses the lungs, enabling breathing
Diaphragm
Important part of the lungs functioning. Tiny air sacs in the lungs
Alveoli
Disorder in which airways narrow. Causes wheezing, gasping, coughing
Asthma
Illnesses caused by virus
Cold/Flu
Disease in which alveoli lose ability to stretch. Extreme difficulty in breathing. Caused by smoking or uncontrolled chronic asthma. No cure and can be prevented by NOT SMOKING
Emphysema
Lung infection that makes breathing difficult
Pneumonia
Swelling of the bronchi, resulting in fever and a cough
Bronchitis
Alveoli destroyed by uncontrolled cell growth. Often caused by smoking
Lung cancer
3 main ingredients in tobacco
1. Nicotine - addictive part
2. Tar
3. Carbon monoxide
A mental and/or physical need for drug or substance
Addiction
Unpleasant symptoms to occur when someone stops using addictive substance
Withdrawal
The body's need for more and more of the substance to get the desired affect
Tolerance