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Project Alert Vocabulary
Smoking
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Health Care
8th Grade
02/12/2009

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Term
hemoglobim
Definition
substance in red blood cells that brings oxygen to all cells
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carcinogen
Definition
cancer-causing agent
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anoxia
Definition
decrease in the oxygen level in the bottle
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benzoprene
Definition
cancer causeing chemical in cig. smoke
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emphysema
Definition
air sacs in the lungs losxe thier elacticty
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nicotine
Definition
addictive substance in tobacco
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cancer
Definition
abnormal growth of cells
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carbon monoxide
Definition
poisonous gas produced by tobacco smoke
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chronic bronchitis
Definition
excessive secretions of mucus in the bronchial tubes
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peptic ulcer
Definition
an open sore in the stomach lining
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Sinusitis
Definition
swelling and reddening of the sinuses
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cardiovascular disease
Definition
disease of the heart and blood vessels
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leukoplakia
Definition
white spots on the inside of the mouth that may become cancerous
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tar
Definition
dark, sticky substance in tobacco that causes cancer
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bronchioles
Definition
narrow air tubes in the lungs
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alveoli
Definition
air sacs in the lungs
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cilia
Definition
tiny, hair like structers that fillter out harmful substances in the respiratory system
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snuff
Definition
finely ground tobacco that is sniffed
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atherosclerosis
Definition
fatty deposits block the ateries
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emphysema
Definition
air sacs in the lungs lose their elasticity
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nicotine
Definition
addictive substance in tobacco
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carbon monoxide
Definition
poisonous gas produced by tobacco smoke
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is it more dangerous to drive when youre drunkor when your hihg on drugs?
Definition
high on drugs
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what % of the people who have got lung cancer go tit from smoking
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85%
Term
marijuana damages your lungs. true/ false?
Definition
true
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formaidehyde
Definition
-used to preserve dead bodies
-fertalizers
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hydrgencyanlyde
Definition
-gas chamber poisons
-plastics
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