Question

tobacco use and its effects
directions: use the words in the box to complete the following information on the effects of tobacco use.

1. smoking affects the circulatory system by damaging the
2. when goes to the brain, it attaches itself to special receptors in the brain cells.
3. when tobacco burns, it produces a thick, dark liquid.
4. a cigarette blocks some of the chemicals a smoker breathes in.
5. when enters the body, it damages the brain and the heart by reducing the amount of oxygen available to those organs.
6. two forms of smokeless tobacco are and
7. tobacco smoke damages the in a persons lungs.
8. people with hardened or clogged blood vessels have
9. smokers have at least twice the risk of developing cancer as nonsmokers.
10. smoke is much more dangerous than cigarette smoke.
11. people who smoke cigars or pipes are more likely to develop cancer of the mouth, or
12. tobacco use dulls the

Explanation:

1. Smoking damages blood vessels and heart in circulatory system.
2. Nicotine attaches to brain cell receptors.
3. Tobacco burning produces tar, a thick - dark liquid.
4. A cigarette filter blocks some chemicals.
5. Carbon monoxide reduces oxygen to brain and heart.
6. Chewing tobacco and snuff are smokeless tobacco forms.
7. Tobacco smoke damages alveoli in lungs.
8. Hardened/clogged blood vessels can lead to coronary heart disease.
9. Smokers have higher risk of bladder cancer.
10. Cigar smoke is more dangerous than cigarette smoke.
11. Cigar/pipe smokers are at risk of mouth, tongue, or throat cancer.
12. Tobacco use dulls taste buds.

Answer:

1. blood vessels; heart
2. nicotine
3. tar
4. filter
5. carbon monoxide
6. chewing tobacco; snuff
7. alveoli
8. coronary heart disease
9. bladder
10. Cigar
11. tongue; throat
12. taste buds