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What are the passages in the lungs that fill with tar during smoking called?

Alveoli


What organ expands to fill with air?

Lungs expand to fill with air. It is done during respiration.


Does smoking affect your lungs?

You lungs will slowly clean themselves of tar, you breathing will improve and you may avoid getting smoking related diseases such as cancer.


What are organs that expand to fill with air?

do you mean fills with air? if so then its the lungs


List the elements of the respiratory status assessment?

Can you please fill in these blanks below i need help thank you cold air is .....in the passages....by the hairs and mucus in the linings, and .....in the mucus on its way to the lungs.


How certain is the theory of cancer from smoking?

The theory is that the lungs fill up with tar and other carcinogens and if it stays there or gets worse you may die but its not that way all the time


What raises and lowers the ribcage during breathing?

It expands to allow the lungs to fill up with air.


What does the diaphragm do during respiration?

The diaphragm contracts during inhalation, allowing the lungs to expand and fill with air. This helps to create negative pressure in the chest cavity, drawing air into the lungs. During exhalation, the diaphragm relaxes and moves back up, helping to push air out of the lungs.


What can smoking do to your lungs?

it affects the lungs by smoke going into the lungs. if 2 people have a race, the person who does not smoke wins because the person who smokes will run out of breath half way through Thats not what im lookin for


Can smoking or chewing tobacco lower blood pressure?

yes it can, because of the Tar and other toxins in the smoke and taobacco fill up in your lungs and other vital organs. They can also kill you


What happens to the lungs when the chest cavity becomes bigger?

When the chest cavity becomes larger, the lungs expand to fill the space. This expansion allows for more air to enter the lungs during inhalation, increasing the oxygen supply to the body. Conversely, when the chest cavity shrinks, the lungs compress and force air out during exhalation.


Does smoking cigarettes toughen up your lungs for smoking weed?

The lungs do adapt to taking in smoke, but this is only a suppression of the cough-reflex, not a "toughening up". Both will damage your lungs by filling them with ash, tar and other highly toxic chemicals.