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RAD 201 exam 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| If bone marrow cells have not been destroyed by exposure to ionizing radiation, they can: | repopulate after a period of recovery |
| which is a category of white blood cell that is essential in fighting infections? | Granulocytes |
| Which human is most radiosensitive? | An embryo-fetus during the first trimester of pregnancy |
| The radiosensitivity of ova: | varies considerably throughout the lifetime of the germ cell |
| OH* + OH*= | H2o2 |
| Which group of cells is least radiosensitive? | Adult nerve cells |
| Neutrophils play an essential role in: | fighting infection |
| Atrophy refers to: | shrinkage of organs and tissues after a high radiation dose is received. |
| moist and dry desquamation can be caused by: | high radiation doses |
| Grenz rays were once used to treat and successfully cure: | skin diseases such as ringworm |
| Chromosomal damage can be caused by: | both low and high radiation doses |
| in female oogonia, the ovarian stem cells: | multiply to millions of cells only during fetal development |
| Laboratory experiments with mice conclude that cataracts may be caused by doses of ionizing radiation as low as: | 0.1 Gyt |
| Radiation-induced genetic abnormalities are caused by unrepaired damage to: | DNA molecules in the sperm or ova of an adult |
| Mutations in genes and DNA that occur at random as natural phenomena are called: | Spontaneous mutations |