Smoking Cigarettes
- Created by: ArchieRabett
- Created on: 25-11-17 14:32
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- Chemical Substances in cigarettes and their effects on the Body
- Tar
- Tar builds up in your lungs and reduces your surface area : volume ratio.
- Nicotine
- Nicotine is relatively harmless however, it is very addictive.
- Nicotine raises your blood pressure because it makes your heart pump blood faster
- This can lead to strokes and heart attacks
- Nicotine raises your blood pressure because it makes your heart pump blood faster
- Nicotine is relatively harmless however, it is very addictive.
- Carbon Monoxide
- Carbon Monoxide takes up space in blood cells where oxygen usually is so some of your blood cells are rendered useless.
- The carbon monoxideis prioritised by the red blood cells however, muscles do not use them so they just waste your blood.
- Carbon Monoxide takes up space in blood cells where oxygen usually is so some of your blood cells are rendered useless.
- Other Chemicals in Cigarette smoke.
- The cigarette smoke paralysesthe cilia because there are toxic substances in the smoke.
- Tar
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