Chemicals & Human Health Lung Toxicology Problem Set: Student Sheet Directions

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)hich o* the *ollo ing is /0T *ound in the human lung1 A. bronchiole $. trachea C. bronchi D. al2eoli

B.

Dra a !icture and label the !arts o* the lung:

)hich o* the *ollo ing al2eolar cell ty!es clean !articles de!osited in the lungs1 A. macro!hages $. e!ithelium ty!e 3 C. e!ithelium ty!e 33 D. *ibroblasts +. ca!illaries 0ne o* the !rimary *unctions o* the al2eoli is to create a large sur*ace area in the lungs. )hy is a large sur*ace are so im!ortant1

A.

Dra a !icture that includes all o* the cell ty!es and label: Picture at the bottom

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D. A. *or energy storage $. to remo2e toxins *rom the blood C. to store oxygen *or *uture use D. *or gas exchange +. *or the (rebs cycle )hen do the al2eoli de2elo! in lungs in humans1 A. during the *irst 4"5 years o* li*e $. in the 4"6th ee( o* !regnancy C. bet een 7 and 6 years o* age D. during the last 8 ee(s o* !regnancy +. continually throughout a !erson9s li*etime

Because it occurs by diffusion, the rate of the gas depends on the si e of the surface area.

A.

Describe the stages o* lung de2elo!ment: !"# $ee%s & trachea, bronchi are for'ed #"() $ee%s & bronchi branch and subdi*ide ()"+) $ee%s & ,ung ce,,s differentiate +)"birth & air$ays e-pand ("+ years & a,*eo,i for's. :$onus ,uestion: Ho do you thin( second"hand smo(e may a**ect a child1 +x!lain A childs lungs are smaller there*ore they are 2ulnerable to ha2ing their lungs destroyed *aster.

)hich o* the *ollo ing causes the most deaths in the ;S1 A. A3DS $. motor 2ehicles C. homicide D. smo(ing +. alcohol )hich statement do you agree ith1 A. +n2ironmental tobacco smo(e -+TS.= also (no n as second"hand smo(e= has L+SS toxic com!ounds than directly inhaled tobacco smo(e. $. +n2ironmental tobacco smo(e -+TS.= also (no n as second"hand smo(e= has >0?+ toxic com!ounds than directly inhaled tobacco smo(e.

D.

Ho is that attributed to the most deaths1 < stro(e= heart disease= lung cancer= along ith others

B.

+x!lain hy. & Contains 'ore co'pounds because after inha,ing in s'o%e, it increases its te'perature then destroys the to-ic co'pounds.

About ho many toxic com!ounds are in cigarette smo(e1 < 4@

)hat is P>4@1 A. the number o* !ac(s !er day that cause lung cancer in 4@A o* the !o!ulation $. !articles hich are small enough to be de!osited in the lungs C. a measure o* the amount o* !ollen in a certain 2olume o* air D. a measure o* the se2erity o* an asthma attac( 0xidants are one toxic com!onent o* cigarette smo(e. )hy are they dangerous1 A. They bloc( sur*actant secretion so that al2eoli colla!se. $. They bloc( the oxygen carrying ca!acity o* hemoglobin. C. They cause cilia to #uit beating so lungs get clogged ith !articles. D. They can damage the D/A o* lung cells much li(e the sun damages s(in cells.

B.

Ho does this hurt the lungs1

< The tissues in the lungs can get damaged through irritation

D.

)hat disease can be the end result o* this damage1 < cancer

Asthma is caused by B. decreased air*lo in and out o* the lungs due to: 4.small abnormalities in air ays 5.re2ersible bronchial s!asms 7.destruction o* al2eolar alls 4.allergic reaction in lung tissues

& C.PD & Chronic Brochitis & E'physe'a

List three res!onses in the lung that cause asthma.

)hat is a Btrigger1C List 5 exam!les. < trigger is a *actor in the

en2ironment it can cause an asthmatic attac( < exercise.