OCR Unit 2 Biology The effects of smoking

Name the three main harmful substances in tobacco smoke

nicotine, carbon monoxide,tar

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How does tar effect cilia

paralyses or kills them

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what is smokers cough

an attempt to shift the bacteria laden mucus in the airways, caused by irritation of the airways

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what are some of the effects of smokers cough

damages the lining of the airways, causing it to be raplaced by scar tissue

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tar .....

settles on the airways and alveoli

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is

a combo of diseases such as emphysema and asthma

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How does tar effect cilia

paralyses or kills them

what is smokers cough

what are some of the effects of smokers cough

tar .....

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