Deck 10: Tobacco

Question 1

Which of the following is a less desirable small-leaf species of tobacco, which is not widely grown in the United States?

A) Nicotiana sylvestris
B) Nicotiana otophora
C) Nicotiana tobacum
D) Nicotiana rustica

Answer 1

Nicotiana rustica

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed by President Barack Obama in 2009?

A) It includes any product containing nicotine intended for human consumption, except e-cigarettes, pipes, and nicotine gel.
B) It allows for the claims of "modified health risks" by cigarette manufactures until such claims are challenged in the federal courts.
C) It authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco products themselves in specific ways.
D) It excludes a variety of electronic cigarettes and other devices from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules.

Answer 2

It authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco products themselves in specific ways.

Question 3

The most common type of oral smokeless tobacco in the United States is ________, and a small pinch is dipped out of the can and placed beside the gum, often behind the lower lip.

A) moist snuff
B) snus
C) plug
D) creamy snuff

Answer 3

moist snuff

Question 4

Snuff and chewing tobacco do contain potent carcinogens, including high levels of ________.

A) anthracene
B) tobacco-specific nitrosamines
C) tobacco-specific dibenzodioxins
D) phenanthrene

Question 5

________ is defined as a whitening and thickening of the mucous tissue in the mouth, and it is considered to be a precancerous tissue change.

A) Cheilitis
B) Plummer-Vinson syndrome
C) Oral submucous fibrosis
D) Leukoplakia

Question 6

In 1993, the Environmental Protection Agency declared that:

A) sidestream smoke is lower in nitrosamines.
B) secondhand smoke is a known carcinogen that increases lung cancer risk.
C) smoking would be banned in all federal facilities.
D) cigarette smoking might be a cause of heart disease.

Question 7

________ is defined as a chronic lung disease caused by cigarette smoking and is characterized by difficulty in breathing and shortness of breath.

A) Emphysema
B) Bronchitis
C) Bronchiectasis
D) Pneumonia

Question 8

Nicotine causes liver microsomal enzymes to increase the rate of deactivation of drugs and thus decrease the clinical effects of the benzodiazepines and some antidepressants and analgesics.

Question 9

Briefly discuss the correlation between pregnancy and smoking.