A cigarette is a small cylinder of finely cut tobacco leaves rolled in thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end causing the cigarette to smoulder and allowing smoke to be inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth; in some cases, a cigarette holder may be used, as well.
The breathing rate, or the number of times that a person breathes in and out in 1 minute, is often checked by health care professionals to determine the health of a person. The normal breathing rate is between 12 and 18 breaths per minute.
According to John Hopkins Medicine, the average human respiratory rate is 12 to 16 breaths per minute. This converts to an average of 840 breaths per hour, 14,1120 breaths per week, and 7,363,289 breaths per year. Continue Reading. According to course materials supplied by Wayne State University, babies take 30 or more breaths per minute, children breathe 22 to 28 times per minute and adolescents take 16 to 20 breaths per minute.