Chapter 14- Tobacco Flashcards
Quid
A small portion of any form I smokeless tobacco
Against the rules of right and wrong
Unethical
Nicotine
An addictive drug present in tobacco
Spaces in the bones of the skull
Sinuses
Bronchi
The main airways in the lungs; branches of the windpipe
Difficulty breathing, with wheezing sounds from the Chest caused by air rushing through narrow air passages
Asthma
The combination of exhaled mainstream smoke and the air that may be inhaled by other people
Environmental tobacco smoke
Cilia
Hairlike structures extending from the surface of cells that line body passageways, including the trachea and upper lungs
Chemicals present In (among other things) tobacco
Tars
Ulcers
Open sores in the lining of the digestive system
Slippery secretion produced by cells of the body’s linings that protects the surfaces of the lining
Mucus
A term for several diseases that interfere with breathing
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Side stream smoke
Smoke that escapes into the air from the burning tip of a cigarette
Smokeless tobacco
Used for snuff or chewing rather than for smoking
A deadly gas; a gas formed during the burning of tobacco
Carbon monoxide