Tobacco's Million Dollar Question

1. Tobacco's Million Dollar Question

2. MILLIONAIRE SCOREBOARD $16,000 $1 MILLION $8,000 $4,000 $500,000 $2,000 $250,000 $1,000 $125,000 $500 $64,000 $300 $32,000 $200 Click the $ for questions $100

3. In a person who smokes, nonfunctioning cilia and a buildup of tar in the lungs result in • A:coughing • B:stroke • C:arteriosclerosis • D:leukoplakia Click on the letter of the correct answer $100 Question

4. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

5. Correct! SCORE $100 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

6. If the lungs’ air sacs become less elastic, the total surface area for oxygen absorption • A:approaches zero • B:decreases • C:increases • D:remains the same Click on the letter of the correct answer $200 Question

7. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

8. Correct! SCORE $200 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

9. Nicotine increases the risk for heart attack by contributing to • A: vasodilatation • B: high cholesterol • C:plaque buildup • D: weight gain Click on the letter of the correct answer $300 Question

10. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

11. Correct! SCORE $300 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

12. A condition that involves the destruction of the air sacs in the lungs is called • A: lung cancer • B: chronic bronchitis • C: leukoplakia • D: emphysema Click on the letter of the correct answer $500 Question

13. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

14. Correct! SCORE $500 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

15. Smoking during pregnancy causes both mother and fetus to have • A: neurological disturbance • B: reduced oxygen levels • C: chromosome damage • D: electrolyte imbalance Click on the letter of the correct answer $1,000 Question

16. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

17. Correct! SCORE $1,000 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

18. The lungs’ air sacs are destroyed, making breathing extremely difficult, in a condition called • A: emphysema • B: chronic bronchitis • C: coronary heart disease • D: lung cancer Click on the letter of the correct answer $2,000 Question

19. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

20. Correct! SCORE $2,000 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

21. Because carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke combines with hemoglobin in blood, red blood cells can’t carry as much • A: carbon dioxide • B: oxygen • C: hemoglobin • D: carboxyhemoglobin Click on the letter of the correct answer $4,000 Question

22. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

23. Correct! SCORE $4,000 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

24. Smokers may have trouble keeping their respiratory tracts clear because cigarette tar • A: paralyzes cilia • B: is a stimulant • C: contains carcinogens • D: unites with hemoglobin Click on the letter of the correct answer $8,000 Question

25. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

26. Correct! SCORE $8,000 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

27. Nicotine causes addiction and • A: is a carcinogen • B: competes with oxygen • C: acts as a stimulant • D: destroys cilia Click on the letter of the correct answer $16,000 Question

28. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

29. Correct! SCORE $16,000 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

30. Breast milk from a mother who smokes contains • A: tar • B: carcinogens • C: leukoplakia • D: nicotine Click on the letter of the correct answer $32,000 Question

31. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

32. Correct! SCORE $32,000 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

33. The smoke that comes from burning tobacco • A: sidestream smoke • B: carbon monoxide • C: mainstream smoke • D: carboxyhemoglobin Click on the letter of the correct answer $64,000 Question

34. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

35. Correct! SCORE $64,000 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

36. The first or top number in a blood pressure reading • A: diastolic • B: hypertension • C:systolic • D: HDL Click on the letter of the correct answer $125,000 Question

37. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

38. Correct! SCORE $125,000 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

39. A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas in cigarettes • A: carbon dioxide • B: carboxyhemoglobin • C:second hand smoke • D: carbon monoxide Click on the letter of the correct answer $250,000 Question

40. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

41. Correct! SCORE $250,000 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

42. Hair like projections in the air passageways • A: bronchi • B: cilia • C: alveoli • D: lungs Click on the letter of the correct answer $500,000 Question

43. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

44. Correct! SCORE $500,000 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

45. The combination of mainstream and sidestream smoke • A: second hand smoke • B: carboxyhemoglobin • C: passive smoke • D: chronic bronchitis Click on the letter of the correct answer $1 Million Question

46. INCORRECT! TRY AGAIN!

47. Correct! SCORE $1 MILION