Hemoglobin (Heme + Globin) The protein hemoglobin is a molecule which is

responsible for carrying almost all of the oxygen in the

When you inhale (breathe in), air enters your lungs and oxygen from the air moves
from your lungs to your blood. At the same time, carbon dioxide, a waste gas, moves
from your blood to the lungs and is exhaled (breathe out). This process is called
gas exchange and is essential to life

In humans and rodents, the serous membrane lining the thoracic cavity and
surrounding the lungs is referred to as the pleura. This is subdivided into two
anatomic components: the visceral pleura encases the lung parenchyma, whereas the
parietal pleura lines the inner chest wall.

The arteries (red) carry oxygen and nutrients away from your heart, to your body's
tissues. The veins (blue) take oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. Arteries begin
with the aorta, the large artery leaving the heart. They carry oxygen-rich blood
away from the heart to all of the body's tissues.

The process of breathing, or RESPIRATION, is divided into two distinct phases. The
first phase is called inspiration, or inhaling. When the lungs inhale, the
diaphragm contracts and pulls downward. At the same time, the muscles between the
ribs contract and pull upward. ... As a result, air rushes in and fills the lungs.

A pathogen is an organism that causes disease. Your body is naturally full of

microbes. However, these microbes only cause a problem if your immune system is
weakened or if they manage to enter a normally sterile part of your body. Pathogens
are different and can cause disease upon entering the body

Life style diseases are caused are diseases that are caused by the choices that
people make in their daily lives

The choice to smoke can lead to pulomonarry Tubercolosis and Myocardal infarction
also known as a heart attack

Atherosclerosis is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up in

the arteries.

It's the main preventable cause of death and illness in the United States. Smoking
harms nearly every organ in the body, including the heart, blood vessels, lungs,
eyes, mouth, reproductive organs, bones, bladder, and digestive organs.

Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic
bronchitis. Smoking also increases risk for tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and
problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis.
NICOTINE - an addictive drug and a toxin that narrows your veins and arteries.
Infection of the alveoli, ususally bacterial.Symptoms include cough, chest pain,
fever, and difficulty in breathing.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis - is a species of pathogenic bacteria and the causative

agent of tuberculosis

World Health Organization - primary role is to direct international health within

the responsible for ensuring access to basic helath services

DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short-course0 - refers to a broad TB control

strategy iutlined by the world health organization.