Health Ch. 21 Tobacco

What is the addictive drug found in tobacco products

• tar

• nicotine

• carbon monoxide

• carcinogen

A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns

• tar

• nicotine

• carbon monoxide

• carcinogen

A cancer causing substance

• tar

• nicotine

• carbon monoxide

• carcinogen

Tar in cigarette smoke replaces oxygen in the blood

• True

• False

The symptoms of nicotine withdrawal include irritation, anxiety, and cravings

• True

• False

Chronic bronchitis and lung cancer are both related to damage to the bronchi by cigarette smoke

• True

• False

Leukoplakia may turn into lung cancer

• True

• False

When carbon monoxide is present in the blood, cells are deprived of

• Iron

• Hemoglobin

• Glucose

• Oxygen

Nicotine contributes to plaque buildup in the blood vessels increasing the risk of

• lung cancer

• diabetes

• ateriosclerosis

• oral cancer

Nicotine causes addiction and acts as a

• stimulant

• depressant

• hallucinogen

• barbituate