Chapter 29 Bushong- Challenge
Questions
ALARA – answer ALARA is the acronym for: As Low As Reasonably Achievable
Cell Theory - answer The idea that all plants and animals contain cells as their basic
fundamental units, shown conclusively by Schneider and Schwann in 1838.
Anabolism - answer a metabolic activity that builds up large molecules from small ones.
Carbohydrate - answermacromolecule associated with energy storage for the cell.
M, G1, S, G2 - answer phases of the cell development cycle.
Epithelium - answertissue that covers an organ or body.
Cytoplasm - answerthe largest part of the cell enclosed by the cellular membrane.
Enzyme - answerA molecule necessary to allow biochemical reaction to continue,
although it does not directly enter into the reaction. Acts as a catalyst in chemical
interactions.
Organic molecule - answerA molecule containing carbon.
Late effect of radiation - answerA response to radiation exposure that does not appear
for months, or even years.
At what structural level do x-rays interact with humans to produce a radiation response?
- answerX-rays interact with electrons at the atomic level.
How does ionizing radiation affect an atom within a large molecule? - answerThe
ionization can disrupt molecular bonds and can cause the large molecule to
malfunction.
List 5 human groups in which radiation effects have been observed. - answerAtomic
bomb survivors, American radiologists, cyclotron physicists, radium watch dial painters,
patients irritated in utero, ankylosing spondylitis patients.
What are the effects of radiation on the populations mentioned in question 4? -
answerCancer and leukemia, life span shortening, cataracts, bone cancer, childhood
cancer, and leukemia, respectively.
Questions
ALARA – answer ALARA is the acronym for: As Low As Reasonably Achievable
Cell Theory - answer The idea that all plants and animals contain cells as their basic
fundamental units, shown conclusively by Schneider and Schwann in 1838.
Anabolism - answer a metabolic activity that builds up large molecules from small ones.
Carbohydrate - answermacromolecule associated with energy storage for the cell.
M, G1, S, G2 - answer phases of the cell development cycle.
Epithelium - answertissue that covers an organ or body.
Cytoplasm - answerthe largest part of the cell enclosed by the cellular membrane.
Enzyme - answerA molecule necessary to allow biochemical reaction to continue,
although it does not directly enter into the reaction. Acts as a catalyst in chemical
interactions.
Organic molecule - answerA molecule containing carbon.
Late effect of radiation - answerA response to radiation exposure that does not appear
for months, or even years.
At what structural level do x-rays interact with humans to produce a radiation response?
- answerX-rays interact with electrons at the atomic level.
How does ionizing radiation affect an atom within a large molecule? - answerThe
ionization can disrupt molecular bonds and can cause the large molecule to
malfunction.
List 5 human groups in which radiation effects have been observed. - answerAtomic
bomb survivors, American radiologists, cyclotron physicists, radium watch dial painters,
patients irritated in utero, ankylosing spondylitis patients.
What are the effects of radiation on the populations mentioned in question 4? -
answerCancer and leukemia, life span shortening, cataracts, bone cancer, childhood
cancer, and leukemia, respectively.
