Effects of carbon dioxide and nicotine on airways
- Created by: Annie Led
- Created on: 09-04-13 12:19
View mindmap
- Effects on the body
- Carbon monoxide
- Binds to the haemoglobin to form carboxyhaemoglobin
- Haemoglobin has a greater affinity for carbon monoxide; less effective oxygenation of haemoglobin
- Can result in shortness of breath + increased heart rate
- Also damage lining of the arteries
- Haemoglobin has a greater affinity for carbon monoxide; less effective oxygenation of haemoglobin
- Binds to the haemoglobin to form carboxyhaemoglobin
- Nicotine
- Addictive !!!
- Causes the release of hormone adrenaline.- increases heart /breathing rate, causes constriction of the arterioles
- This raises the blood pressure in arteries
- Causes constriction of arterioles leading to the extremities of the body- results in a reduced blood flow to the extremities
- Affects the platelets to make them sticky
- Carbon monoxide
Comments
No comments have yet been made