chapter 8 & 9 homework assignment Flashcards
For persons with hematopoietic syndrome, survival time shortens as the radiation dose:
a.) decreases
b.) increases
c.) remains the same
d.) there is no survival time for persons with the hematopoietic syndrome
b.) increases
Which of the following is not a form of acute radiation syndrome?
a.) carcinogenic syndrome
b.) hematopoietic syndrome
c.) gastrointestinal syndrome
d.) cerebrovascular syndrome
a.) carcinogenic syndrome
The term LD 50/30 signifies the whole body dose of radiation that can be lethal to:
a.) 50% of the exposed population in 30 days
b.) 30% of the exposed population in 50 days
c.) 50% of the exposed population in 50 days
d.) 30% of the exposed population in 30 days
a.) 50% of the exposed population in 30 days
Some local tissues sustain immediate consequences from high radiation doses. Examples of such tissues include:
1.) bone marrow
2.) male and female reproductive systems
3.) skin
a.) 1 and 2 only
b.) 1 and 3 only
c.) 2 and 3 only
d.) 1, 2 and 3
d.) 1, 2 and 3
Atrophy refers to:
a.) aging of the skin from radiation exposure
b.) shrinkage of organs and tissues after a high radiation dose is recieved
c.) necrosis of the hyperdermis from radiation exposure
d.) wrinkling of the skin from radiation exposure
b.) shrinkage of organs and tissues after a high radiation dose is received
In females the oogonia, the ovarium stem cells:
a.) divide and reduce in number only during fetal development
b.) multiply to millions of cells only during fetal development
c.) are not present during fetal life
d.) are present only in very small numbers during fetal life
b.) multiply to millions of cells only during fetal development
Which of the following are classified as early deterministic somatic effects of ionizing radiation?
a.) erythema, cataract formation, and cancer
b.) nausea, epilation, and intestinal disorders
c.) male and female sterility, embryologic defects, and cancer
d.) blood disorders, fever and genetic effects
b.) nausea, epilation and intestinal disorders
The prodromal stage of acute radiation syndrome is also referred to as the:
a.) initial stage
b.) latent period
c.) manifest illness period
d.) recovery period
a.) initial stage
The hematopoietic form of acute radiation syndrome is also called the:
a.) auger syndrome
b.) bone marrow syndrome
c.) cerebrovascular syndrome
d.) mutational syndrome
b.) bone marrow syndrome
A term that is synonymous with epilation is:
a.) alopecia
b.) atrophy
c.) desquamation
d.) radiodermatitis
a.) alopecia
A single absorbed dose of 2 Gy can cause a radiation induced skin erythema within:
a.) 1 hour after irradiation
b.) 6 hours after irradiation
c.) 12 hours after irradiation
d.) 24 to 48 hours after irradiation
d.) 24 to 48 hours after irradiation
During the major response stages of acute radiation syndrome after the initial stage, the period when symptoms that affect the hematopoietic, gastrointestinal and cerebrovascular systems become visible is called:
a.) the latent period
b.) manifest illness
c.) the prodromal syndrome
d.) recovery
b.) manifest illness
Radiation dose response curves can be used to predict the risk of ___________ in human populations that have been exposed to low levels lof ionizing radiation.
a.) cataract formation
b.) genetic effects
c.) malignancy
d.) spontaneous abortions
c.) malignancy
_________ is a late effect of radiation exposure
a.) erythema
b.) epilation
c.) cancer
d.) nausea
c.) cancer
Radiation sickness known as ____________, is a serious illness that occurs when the entire body receives a high dose of radiation, usually over a short period of time.
a.) mortality rate
b.) relative biologic effectiveness (RBE)
c.) acute radiation syndrome
d.) linear energy transfer (LET)
c.) acute radiation syndrome
