CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
1. Identify the addictive component of cigarette smoke.
2. Define atherosclerosis.
3. List three types of cancer besides lung cancer that people who
smoke are more likely to develop.
4. Describe one way a fetus can get nicotine in its blood if the
mother smokes.
5. Explain how smoking contributes to hypertension.
6. Contrast emphysema with bronchitis.
7. Explain how tobacco smoke hinders the lungs' ability to
eliminate foreign substances.
8. Creative Thinking Some physicians argue that the
best way to treat smokers who cannot or will not
quit is to give