Let Us Practice If I Smoke... Instruction: Look at the images below. After knowing the dangers of smoking, name and describe one harmful short-term or long-term effect of smoking on the specific part of the body. Parts of the Body Short-term or Long-term Effects of Smoking 1. Eyes ob 24 2. Lungs 3. Heart 4. Mouth 5. Brain
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Eyes
increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy and Dry Eye Syndrome. One way to reduce the risk of developing AMD is by NOT smoking. Smokers are three to four times more likely to develop AMD than nonsmokers
Lungs
Smoking can cause lung disease by damaging your airways and the small air sacs (alveoli) found in your lungs. Lung diseases caused by smoking include COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Cigarette smoking causes most cases of lung cancer.
Heart
Smoking cigarettes has many heart-related health risks. It can cause hypertension, arrhythmia, and atherosclerosis. Over time, these conditions can lead to more serious diseases like coronary artery disease, heart attack, stroke, heart failure, peripheral artery disease, and abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Mount
Smoking can impact your oral health. People who smoke are at a higher risk of developing mouth cancer (oral), gum problems, losing teeth, decay on the roots of teeth, and complications after tooth removal and gum and oral surgery.
Brain
the longer you smoke, the higher your risk of greater age-related brain volume loss. Researchers found that smoking negatively affected the structural integrity of subcortical brain regions.