Tobacco Smoking

carcinogen
addicted
20

brain

cigarettes

lung cancer
emphysema

chemicals
bronchitis

heart
quarter
oxygen

Smokers are _ 20_ times more likely to die from _ _ _ _ lung cancer _ _ _ _ _ _ than
non-smokers.
There are thousands of different _ _chemicals _ _ _ _ in _ _ _ _ cigarettes_ _ _ _ _ _,
some of them are poisons. 3 of these chemicals include:
Nicotine: is a stimulant which affects the _ _brain _ _ _, it is this that causes people
to become _ _ _ _addicted _ _ _ _ to cigarettes.
Tar: is a _ _ _ carcinogen_ _ _ _ _ _ _, which means it is a poison that causes cancer.
About a _ _ _quarter _ _ _ _ of smokers die from some sort of cancer.
Carbon Monoxide: stops blood cells being able to carry as much _ _ oxygen_ _ _ _
around the body as normal which harms cells, including the _ _ heart_ _ _ and blood
vessels.
Lung Diseases
Regular smokers get infections in their lungs, for example _ _ _bronchitis _ _ _ _ _ _
_. Another long term effect of smoking is the lung disease _ _ _emphysema _ _ _ _ _
_, which makes getting enough oxygen into the blood very difficult.
Add notes to the diagram below to show the all the effects of smoking tobacco on the
body that you can find:

Carbon monoxide
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Carbon monoxide binds with the haemoglobin in red blood cells and reduces the
ability of the blood to carry oxygen

Put extra strain on circulatory system

Increases heart rate and blood pressure

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Strain your heart and blood vessels

May cause heart attacks and stroke

Slows your blood flow

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Cut off oxygen to your feet and hands

May end up having their limbs amputated (surgically remove)

Lung cancer
Throat cancer
Mouth cancer
Emphysema
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Damaged alveoli in lungs makes it difficult for oxygen exchange

Bronchitis
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Inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes

Chronic obstructory pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Disease making it difficult to breath