Smoking Cigarettes

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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
    • 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.
    • Other Chemicals in Cigarette smoke.
      • The cigarette smoke paralysesthe cilia because there are toxic substances in the smoke.

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