Smoking

Question 1

If you live with a smoker, is there a possibility of getting all these side effects?

Answer 1

Yes this is called secondary smoking. It is where smoke enters your body even though you may not smoke.

Question 2

What visible affects does smoking have on your body?

Answer 2

Your fingers and teeth yellow; you smell bad; you age early (premature aging); you have a shorter life; lose you sense of smell and taste; skin cracks

Question 3

What happens to the alveoli?

Answer 3

The tar in the cigarette goes down into your lungs and clogs up the alveoli. This decreases the surface area of the lungs and less oxygen can pass though I to the blood.

Question 4

What happens if you smoke while pregnant?

Answer 4

Smoking can cause miscarriages; premature birth; still borns; the baby could be born addicted to drugs; it can also cause you fertility problems

Question 5

Name three places smoking can cause cancer.

Answer 5

Lungs; mouth; Oesophagus; larynx; throat; Kidney; bladder; liver; pancreas; stomach; cervix; rectum; colon;

Question 6

What can smoking do to you bones?

Answer 6

It makes them brittle and it means that they will break easier

Question 7

Why is tar so dangerous?

Answer 7

Tar not only suffocates the alveoli but is full of cancerous chemicals that really shouldn’t be in your body.

Question 8

What are the dangers of nicotine?

Name three.

Answer 8

Increased blood pressure; heart attacks; stroke; respiratory illness; you cannot quit it (extremely addictive)