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Why is this bad for the smoker's lung?

Why do smokers have a smaller total lung capacity then non-smokers?

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    Smoking will fuse air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs, thereby reducing the surface area available for the movement of gases during respiration. --- Special request to Khoa n --- Effectual_Fervent_Fait, no Top Contributors are, as far as I am aware, not obliged to fill any quota; nor am I a paid slave for Yuhoo Answers. This is a labor of love! Love for the questions, and to feel again that I am in the great school of lifelong learning. : D You made me laugh, and I saw that you were an honest lady, a mother of three, very humourous and clear-headed yet struggling to reach the next level from the fourth floor. I hereby relinquish my rights to the 10 points and secede them over to Effectual Fervant Fait... out of gratitude for her great sense of humour. For it is written, "Ask, and you shall be given!" Have a nice one now. And thank you, Khoa n. : D

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cigarettes kill/destroy the microscopic hairs in the lungs, that triggers a loss of lung capacity.

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