A | B |
nicotine | addictive drug found in tobacco |
tar | a thick, dark liquid that forms when tobacco burns |
carbon monoxide | a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced when tobacco burns |
respiratory system | set of organs that supply the body with O2 & rid the body of C02 |
trachea | tube in throat that takes air to & from lungs |
bronchi | two tubes that branch from the trachea, one to each lung |
diaphragm | dome-shaped muscle that draws air in & pushes air out |
alveoli | air sacs in the lungs where gases are exchanged |
addiction | physical or psychological need for a drug |
tolerance | when the body becomes used to a drug |
withdrawal | unpleasant symptoms that occur when someone stops using a drug |
mainstream smoke | smoke that the smoker exhales |
passive smoker | nonsmokers who breathe secondhand smoke |
secondhand smoke | air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke |
sidestream smoke | smoke coming from the burning tip of the cigarette |
emphysema | lung disease which can be caused by smoking |