Chapter 9 - Tobacco

Substances that cause cancer are called _____.

• tar

• pathogens

• carbohydrates

• carcinogens

The substance that gives tobacco products their addictive quality is ______.

• carbon monoxide

• nicotine

• lead

• tar

Which of the following is NOT true of tobacco?

• Tobacco leaves are used to produce cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products.

• Tobacco leaves contain the chemical nicotine

• Smokeless tobacco products are not associated with addiction or serious health consequences

• The most common method of using tobacco is smoking cigarettes

Cigarettes contain a poisonous gas called _____, which interferes with the ability of blood cells to carry oxygen.

• carbon monoxide

• lead

• carcinogens

• tar

Smokeless tobacco users can develop _____, a condition characterized by white, leathery spots inside the mouth.

• emphysema

• chronic bronchitis

• asthma

• leukoplakia

_____ is a thick, sticky residue of burning tobacco that can build up in the lungs and cause disease.

• Carbon monoxide

• Nicotine

• Tar

• Lead

A group of diseases that make breathing more difficult

• asthma

• chronic bronchitis

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• emphysema

• leukoplakia

disease in which abnormal cells in one or both lungs grow rapidly and form a mass or tumor

• asthma

• chronic bronchitis

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• emphysema

• lung cancer

Disease characterized by the destruction of the alveoli

• asthma

• chronic bronchitis

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• emphysema

• leukoplakia

Condition characterized by swelling and irritation of the bronchial tubes

• asthma

• chronic bronchitis

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• emphysema

• leukoplakia