Respiration in Humans

Homework 3

1) Tobacco smoke affects the gas exchange system

Name two components of tobacco smoke and describe their effects on the body

2)
 (a) Which diagram, X or Y, shows the damaged lung?
(b) Which chemical substance in cigarette smoke can cause cancer?
(c) Which chemical substance in cigarette smoke reduces the ability of the RBC in
transporting oxygen?

3)

(a) Explain how smoking causes chronic bronchitis

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