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How smoking damages your lungsBY: Deena David | Category: Social Issues | Post Date: 2009-11-08
Almost all people who smoke and even those who do not smoke also know that the lungs get damaged when the smoke gets into the human system. The role of smoking in the process of damaging the lungs is not well known to many people. This is the reason why people smoke as if they learn the mechanism of the lungs being damage, the individuals will stop smoking. The lungs can be damaged in more than one way. The cilia of the airway can get damaged and also the alveoli can get damaged. Damage caused by smoking: The smoking causes the lungs to be damaged which is the major problem of the human system. There are many other systems that can be damaged by the smoking. The most common systems damaged are the vascular system where the blood has the dust particles associated with smoking. The blood also has a higher risk of getting clotted. This can lead to various diseases like caridac problems or even stroke. Some people get oral cancer because of smoking. Other people can have loss of blood supply to the lower limbs like the legs. This can cause even amputation in the patients. Damage to the lungs caused by smoking: Smoking causes more damage to the lungs than any other part of the body. This can lead to various respiratory problems like emphysema and other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. The mechanism of damage to the lungs is explained in this article. 1. Damage to the cilia: The damage to the cilia is caused because the smoking can cause a lot of smoke particles to enter the body through the respiratory system. When this occurs, the cilia that are present all over the respiratory tract try to stop the smoke particles from entering the lungs because this is the function of the cilia. When the person smokes a lot, the cilia are over worked to an extent and this causes them to decrease their functioning. 2. Mucus production: The cilia that are lining the respiratory tract also try to stop the smoke from entering the body by producing a lot of mucus. This mucus should ideally make the particles stick to them and stop them from entering the body. This does not occur because the smoke is too much and causes the cilia to lose their function. This is the mechanism in which the cilia lose their function. This causes more and more smoke particles to enter the lungs. 3. Alveoli function: The alveoli usually are the part of the body that expands when the air enters the lungs. When there is excess mucus production occurring because of the smoke, the mucus is brought out when the person coughs. When the mucus production is very high, the mucus starts entering the alveoli and the lungs will not be able to expand as much as it usually does. This decreases the air entry into the lungs and the person starts getting various diseases where the patients breathing becomes ineffective, finally leading to death. Article Source: http://www.saching.com About Author / Additional Info: I have completed my Masters Degree in Paediatric Nursing. I am a writer with a passion for writing. I have been writing for some blogs and other sites. Comments are welcome at the following e mail address: deenaanddavid@gmail.com Additional Articles: * Unconference - Where everyone participates, contributes and learns * LOVE MADE HER LOOK LIKE A CRAZY WOMAN * Make Your Bathroom Complete With Bidet Seat * Parents are always right: True or False? (Debate) * Hormonal and non-hormonal causes of depression in women Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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