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Alveoli: Word List: Capillaries Blood Bronchioles Alveolus Alveoli

The alveoli are tiny air sacks in the lungs where gas exchange occurs. The alveoli are covered in capillaries to allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to pass between the bloodstream and the alveoli. Smoking damages the lungs by affecting this gas exchange process in the alveoli and can lead to diseases like emphysema.

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Alveoli: Word List: Capillaries Blood Bronchioles Alveolus Alveoli

The alveoli are tiny air sacks in the lungs where gas exchange occurs. The alveoli are covered in capillaries to allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to pass between the bloodstream and the alveoli. Smoking damages the lungs by affecting this gas exchange process in the alveoli and can lead to diseases like emphysema.

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Gas exchange in the alveoli

The alveoli are bunches of tiny air


sacks inside the lungs.
Each individual sack is called an
alveolus.
They are located at the end of the
bronchioles.
When you breathe in, they fill with air.

The alveoli are covered in tiny blood vessels called capillaries.


The capillaries are very thin (one cell thick) so O2 and CO2 can pass
through each alveolus into the blood stream.
Word list: capillaries blood bronchioles alveolus alveoli
How does smoking affect the lungs?
Which picture shows the healthy lungs of a non-smoker and which
show the unhealthy lungs of a smoker?

healthy lungs smoker’s lungs

Not a difficult question to answer but some people still think


that smoking is cool!
How does smoking affect health?
dental hygiene lung cancer
problems asthma heart disease
impaired
facial wrinkles immune system cervical cancer

emphysema kidney cancer


Effects of smoking on
mouth, lip and health
throat cancer leukaemia

pancreatic cancer bronchitis sperm abnormalities


and impotence
testicular cancer osteoporosis
stomach cancer
liver cancer menstrual bladder cancer
problems
Asthma
Emphysema
• Caused by exposure to toxic chemicals or long-
term exposure to tobacco smoke.
Emphysema

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