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What is a ferginous body due to asbestos picked up by in your lungs?
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How does asbestos cause the most damage and what body system does it affect?
breathed into the lungs.
Where is oxygen picked up in your body?
In your lungs.
What can cause lung cancer?
Inhaled chemicals such as asbestos, smoke, coal dust, etc. Cancer from other areas of the body can spread to the lungs.
What are the histologic findings in malignant pleural mesothelioma?
Pleural mesothelioma attacks the lining of the lungs, known as the mesothelium. When asbestos fibers are inhaled or ingested, they make their way to the lungs, lodging in the mesothelium. Asbestos fibers are particularly difficult for the body to breakdown, as it would with other foreign object inside of the body. The body fails to chemically breakdown the asbestos, leaving it in the lungs to cause further damage. Pleural mesothelioma is not curable and there is a whole lot of study-in regards to histologic findings. The attached article goes into more detail about pleural meso specifics including, cause, care, etc.
Why isn't asbestos used much in the U.S. today?
Asbestos has been found to cause cancer, so it is no longer used in construction.
Why does the blood goes to the lungs?
Blood flows through the walls of the lungs to release carbon dioxide and to absorb oxygen for distribution throughout the body.
What organs in the body are affected by asbestos?
lungs apex Hey hey Asbestosis affects the lungs and it can also indirectly affect the heart by causing heart failure. Hope this helped :)
What kind of cancer does asbestos cause?
Asbestos can cause:Pleural plaquesAsbestosisLung cancer andMesotheliomaAlthough each of these conditions can be caused by asbestos, one condition does not lead to another; each is independently caused by the presence of asbestos in the body.
What are the causes of mesothelioma?
Approximately 80% of all mesothelioma patients have a history of asbestos exposure. The majority of these patients were employed in an industry that involved the use of asbestos in some fashion.
What company do you contact to remove asbestos?
An Asbestos Abatement Contractor. Check epa.gov there may be a listing??? EPA is sanctioning/governing body concerning asbestos.
How does asbestos enter the body?
Inhalation or ingestion
What is the molecule that gets picked up at the lungs and dropped off at body cells?
The molecule that gets picked up at the lungs and dropped off at body cells is oxygen. Oxygen is transported by red blood cells in the bloodstream, binding to hemoglobin for delivery to various tissues and cells in the body.
