Question 1

The longer a person lives (even a nonsmoker), the shorter his or her chromosomes become.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Carcinogens in tobacco smoke can get into the blood and cause cancer in areas other than the lungs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

People with chronic bronchitis have difficulty catching their breath because the diameter of their bronchioles is _________ than normal

Accepted Answer

smaller

Question 4

Dopamine is the addictive agent in tobacco smoke.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Chewing tobacco is safe, because no smoke is produced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secondhand smoke poses no threat to nonsmokers. 
B)  A nonsmoking spouse of a smoker has approximately the same health risk from smoking as a nonsmoker. 
C)  In the United States, secondhand smoke from mothers kills more babies than child abuse. 
D)  A young person who quits smoking has the same life expectancy as an older person who quits smoking 
A)  Secondhand smoke poses no threat to nonsmokers. 
B)  A nonsmoking spouse of a smoker has approximately the same health risk from smoking as a nonsmoker. 
C)  In the United States, secondhand smoke from mothers kills more babies than child abuse. 
D)  A young person who quits smoking has the same life expectancy as an older person who quits smoking

Question 7

Cigarette smoke contains aldehydes, aromatic amines, and N-nitrosamines, which are all ___________ that cause mutations in DNA.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cigarette smoke contains aldehydes, aromatic amines, and...

Question 8

Nicotine in your blood would be transferred to interstitial fluid and body cells from

Accepted Answer

A)  arteries. 
B)  veins. 
C)  arterioles. 
D)  capillaries. 
A)  arteries. 
B)  veins. 
C)  arterioles. 
D)  capillaries.

Question 9

Which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tobacco plants belong to the same family as tomatoes and potatoes. 
B)  Tobacco cultivation dates back to 8,000 years ago. 
C)  The first people to use tobacco were native North Americans. 
D)  We have known that tobacco is linked to cancer since the late eighteenth century. 
A)  Tobacco plants belong to the same family as tomatoes and potatoes. 
B)  Tobacco cultivation dates back to 8,000 years ago. 
C)  The first people to use tobacco were native North Americans. 
D)  We have known that tobacco is linked to cancer since the late eighteenth century.

Question 10

Smokers who try to quit often become irritable and eat more, because

Accepted Answer

A)  the pituitary gland is no longer suppressed from releasing the hormones that control appetite. 
B)  the body begins breaking down carcinogens and the resulting byproducts make it difficult to sleep. 
C)  the nervous system, which has been suppressed for so long by nicotine, becomes hypersensitive. 
D)  nicotine is no longer stimulating the release of dopamine from the nucleus accumbens. 
A)  the pituitary gland is no longer suppressed from releasing the hormones that control appetite. 
B)  the body begins breaking down carcinogens and the resulting byproducts make it difficult to sleep. 
C)  the nervous system, which has been suppressed for so long by nicotine, becomes hypersensitive. 
D)  nicotine is no longer stimulating the release of dopamine from the nucleus accumbens.

Question 11

Smoking damages only the lungs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When fluid collects in alveoli as a result of smoking, gas exchange is slower because

Accepted Answer

A)  gases are unable to dissolve in fluids. 
B)  the fluid blocks the flow of blood through the capillaries in the lungs. 
C)  the fluid increases the amount of surface area available for diffusion. 
D)  gases diffuse more slowly over the longer distance created by the fluid. 
A)  gases are unable to dissolve in fluids. 
B)  the fluid blocks the flow of blood through the capillaries in the lungs. 
C)  the fluid increases the amount of surface area available for diffusion. 
D)  gases diffuse more slowly over the longer distance created by the fluid.

Question 13

Where would you expect the effects of nicotine to occur at the level of a series of interconnected neurons?

Accepted Answer

A)  on their myelin sheaths 
B)  at nodes of Ranvier 
C)  on the cell bodies of neurons 
D)  in synaptic clefts 
A)  on their myelin sheaths 
B)  at nodes of Ranvier 
C)  on the cell bodies of neurons 
D)  in synaptic clefts

Question 14

Lung infections are more common in smokers because their lungs contain large amounts mucus in which bacteria can reside.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

For nicotine to have an impact on the nervous system,

Accepted Answer

A)  cells in the nervous system must have plasma membranes containing dopamine. 
B)  nicotine must act as an antigen on specific neurons. 
C)  some nerve cells must have receptors that can bind to nicotine. 
D)  nicotine must combine with preexisting antibodies in nerve cells. 
A)  cells in the nervous system must have plasma membranes containing dopamine. 
B)  nicotine must act as an antigen on specific neurons. 
C)  some nerve cells must have receptors that can bind to nicotine. 
D)  nicotine must combine with preexisting antibodies in nerve cells.

Question 16

Carbon monoxide (CO) binds to hemoglobin more strongly than does oxygen (O₂).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A smoker can stand a better chance of quitting using some simple guidelines. Which of the following is not one of these guidelines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Establish alternative behaviors to keep the craving to smoke at bay. 
B)  Recognize that it is hard to quit smoking and that you may not succeed on your first try. 
C)  Use alternative sources of nicotine to ease withdrawal. 
D)  Go on a strict diet to build your self- discipline. 
A)  Establish alternative behaviors to keep the craving to smoke at bay. 
B)  Recognize that it is hard to quit smoking and that you may not succeed on your first try. 
C)  Use alternative sources of nicotine to ease withdrawal. 
D)  Go on a strict diet to build your self- discipline.

Question 18

The reason you feel energized after smoking a cigarette is that nicotine stimulates the release of epinephrine from the adrenal glands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Peripheral artery disease

Accepted Answer

A)  involves the narrowing or blockage of blood vessels not found in heart tissues. 
B)  is equally common in smokers and nonsmokers. 
C)  causes heart attacks. 
D)  is the result of a sodium imbalance. 
A)  involves the narrowing or blockage of blood vessels not found in heart tissues. 
B)  is equally common in smokers and nonsmokers. 
C)  causes heart attacks. 
D)  is the result of a sodium imbalance.

Question 20

Although a cigar-smoker may not inhale smoke, he or she is still subject to exposure to carcinogens in secondhand smoke.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 43: Smoking--Beyond Lung Cancer

The longer a person lives (even a nonsmoker), the shorter his or her chromosomes become.

Carcinogens in tobacco smoke can get into the blood and cause cancer in areas other than the lungs.

People with chronic bronchitis have difficulty catching their breath because the diameter of their bronchioles is _________ than normal

Dopamine is the addictive agent in tobacco smoke.

Chewing tobacco is safe, because no smoke is produced.

Which of the following is true?

Cigarette smoke contains aldehydes, aromatic amines, and N-nitrosamines, which are all ___________ that cause mutations in DNA.

Nicotine in your blood would be transferred to interstitial fluid and body cells from

Which of the following is false?

Smokers who try to quit often become irritable and eat more, because

Smoking damages only the lungs.

When fluid collects in alveoli as a result of smoking, gas exchange is slower because

Where would you expect the effects of nicotine to occur at the level of a series of interconnected neurons?

Lung infections are more common in smokers because their lungs contain large amounts mucus in which bacteria can reside.

For nicotine to have an impact on the nervous system,

Carbon monoxide (CO) binds to hemoglobin more strongly than does oxygen (O₂).

A smoker can stand a better chance of quitting using some simple guidelines. Which of the following is not one of these guidelines?

The reason you feel energized after smoking a cigarette is that nicotine stimulates the release of epinephrine from the adrenal glands.

Peripheral artery disease

Although a cigar-smoker may not inhale smoke, he or she is still subject to exposure to carcinogens in secondhand smoke.

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