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Exercise, asthma and smoking

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Effects of Exercise on Gas Exchange

  • During exercise, muscles need more oxygen to produce energy.
  • Breathing rate increases to take in more oxygen and expel more carbon dioxide.
  • Heart rate increases to circulate oxygen-rich blood to muscles.
  • Regular exercise can increase lung capacity over time, improving gas exchange efficiency.

Asthma and Its Effects

  • Asthma affects the airways (bronchi and bronchioles), making breathing difficult.
  • Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness.
  • During an attack: muscles around airways tighten, lining becomes swollen and inflamed, and more mucus is produced.
  • These changes reduce airflow and gas exchange efficiency in the alveoli.
  • Triggers include exercise, allergies, cold air, and smoke.
  • Inhalers relax airway muscles, opening the airways.

Harmful Substances in Cigarette Smoke

  • Nicotine is addictive and increases heart rate and blood pressure.
  • Carbon monoxide binds to haemoglobin more strongly than oxygen, reducing oxygen transport.
  • Tar coats the lungs, damages cilia, and contains carcinogens (cancer-causing substances).

Effects of Smoking on the Respiratory System

  • Damaged cilia cannot remove mucus, leading to mucus buildup in airways.
  • This can cause bronchitis and emphysema.
  • Tar's carcinogens increase the risk of lung cancer.

Measuring Lung Volume

  • Use water displacement with an upside-down bottle.
  • Fill a large container with water and submerge an empty bottle, keeping the opening underwater.
  • Inhale deeply, then exhale into a tube connected to the bottle.
  • Exhaled air displaces water; the volume of displaced water equals lung volume.

Comparison of normal and asthmatic airways showing constriction, swelling, and mucus.

Effects of Asthma on AirwaysopennarrowNormal airwayConstricted airway (asthma)Swollen liningExcess mucusArt: scidraw.io, sciencefigures.org

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  1. 1.Which substance in cigarette smoke is addictive?

    Easy
    • ACarbon monoxide
    • BTar
    • CNicotine
    • DCarcinogens
  2. 2.During exercise, what happens to heart rate and why?

    Medium
    • AHeart rate decreases to conserve energy.
    • BHeart rate increases to circulate oxygen-rich blood to muscles.
    • CHeart rate remains the same because breathing rate increases.
    • DHeart rate increases to reduce carbon dioxide levels only.
  3. 3.Which of the following is NOT a trigger for asthma attacks?

    Easy
    • AExercise
    • BAllergies
    • CCold air
    • DHigh blood pressure
  4. 4.During an asthma attack, the muscles around the bronchi and bronchioles tighten. What is the effect?

    Easy
    • AThe diameter of the airways increases.
    • BThe diameter of the airways decreases.
    • CThe airways produce less mucus.
    • DThe lining of the airways becomes thinner.
  5. 5.Why is carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke poisonous?

    Medium
    • AIt damages the cilia in the airways.
    • BIt binds to haemoglobin more effectively than oxygen, reducing oxygen transport.
    • CIt causes the airways to produce more mucus.
    • DIt increases heart rate and blood pressure.
  6. 6.Which of the following is a method to measure lung volume described in the source?

    Easy
    • AUsing a spirometer with a mouthpiece and a rotating drum.
    • BWater displacement with an upside-down bottle.
    • CMeasuring chest expansion with a tape measure.
    • DUsing a peak flow meter to measure exhalation speed.
  7. 7.Tar in cigarette smoke damages cilia. What is a likely consequence?

    Medium
    • AIncreased oxygen absorption in the alveoli.
    • BMucus builds up and sticks to the airways, potentially leading to bronchitis.
    • CThe lungs become more efficient at gas exchange.
    • DThe airways widen, making breathing easier.
  8. 8.How does regular exercise affect lung capacity over time?

    Easy
    • AIt decreases lung capacity due to increased demand.
    • BIt has no effect on lung capacity.
    • CIt increases lung capacity, improving gas exchange efficiency.
    • DIt only increases lung capacity in people with asthma.

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