2. The lungs work alone in getting oxygen to the rest of the body.
False: The heart and lungs work together. Oxygenated blood travels from the lung to the heart, which pumps it to the rest of the body

3. Carbon dioxide in expelled with every breath.
True: “Used” or waste breath becomes carbon dioxide and is blown
out of the body when a person exhales.

4. Lung cancer develops quickly.
False: The disease most often takes years to develop.

5. Weight loss and poor appetite are symptoms of lung disease.
True: Individuals affected with some lung diseases work so hard to breathe that the effort of eating becomes a strain.

6. Asthma attack “triggers” are the same for most people.
False: Stimuli that cause an asthma attack vary dramatically from person to person. Triggers can vary even in the same person.

7. Emphysema is not curable.
True: Damage cannot be reversed. However, the progress of the disease can be inhibited and symptoms can be relieved.

8. One reason why tuberculosis cases have been increasing is the rise in HIV/AIDS.
True: This is because HIV/AIDS weakens the immune system, allowing tuberculosis to attack.

9. The difference between bronchitis and chronic bronchitis is a long-lasting, mucus-producing cough.
True: A chronic bronchitis cough lasts three months out of twelve for two years in a row.

10. When inhaled, cigarette smoke travels quickly to the brain.
True: Inhaled smoke moves to the brain faster than drugs injected into a vein.