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Exam Study UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
a. Spontaneously emit excess energy - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) According to the
article, the characteristic that best identifies a natural source of radiation is the ability to:
a. Spontaneously emit excess energy
b. Emit excess energy when excited by x-rays
c. Avoid decay.
d. Glow in the dark.
c. A radioactive element's rate of decay. - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) Half-life is
defined as:
a. The amount of time it takes an x-ray to reach its target.
b. The amount of time it takes to generate a wavelength equivalent to an x-ray.
c. A radioactive element's rate of decay.
d. How long it takes for an element to release half of its energy.
d. Radio waves; gamma rays - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) Of the electromagnetic
radiation forms, ___ have (has) the lowest energy and ___ the highest.
a. Visible light; gamma rays
b. Radio waves; ultraviolet rays
c. Ultraviolet rays; x-rays
d. Radio waves; gamma rays
b. Distance between 2 peaks of a waveform. - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) Wavelength
is defined by the:
a. Height of an energetic waveform.
b. Distance between 2 peaks of a waveform.
,c. Length of the entire waveform.
d. Distance between 2 valleys in a waveform.
b. Photoelectric, Compton, classical - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) Of the 5 types of
possible interactions between ionizing radiation and tissues, which 3 occur at energies within the
diagnostic range of 20 to 150 kV?
a. Bremsstrahlung, Compton, general scatter
b. Photoelectric, Compton, classical
c. Photoelectric, bremsstrahlung, classical
d. Classical, Compton, pair production
a. Provide a dose quantity related to the probability of damaging health due to stochastic effects
from exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation. - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) The
effective dose measurement was created to:
a. Provide a dose quantity related to the probability of damaging health due to stochastic effects
from exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation.
b. Calculate exact dose received by target organs.
c. Track radiation exposure rates in a national radiation exposure database.
d. Help radiation health physicists approve equipment by ensuring that an accurate dose was
received.
b. False - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) Exact tissue and organ dose absorbed can be
calculated easily using indicators on modern imaging equipment such as CT scanners and image
intensifiers.
a. True
b. False
d. 80 - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) What percentage of the human body is made up of
water molecules?
a. 20
b. 40
,c. 60
d. 80
c. Fuel for cell metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) A function of carbohydrates
in the body is to provide:
a. Immunity
b. Red blood cell production
c. Fuel for cell metabolism
d. Glucose and fats to cells
a. Adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) What 4
nitrogenous bases make up the "ladder rungs" of the DNA double helix?
a. Adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
b. Tryamine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
c. Adenine, guanine, cortisol, cytosine
d. Glucose, guanine, thymine, cytosine
d. In the cytoplasm and in the nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) Where is RNA
located?
a. Only in the cytoplasm
b. Only in the nucleus
c. In the cell wall and the nucleus
d. In the cytoplasm and in the nucleus
c. Mineral salts (electrolytes) - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) The principal inorganic
compounds in protoplasm are water and:
a. Carbon
b. mineral sugars.
c. Mineral salts (electrolytes)
, d. nitrogen
c. Cytoplasm - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) The majority of a cell's molecular
components exist in the:
a. Nucleus
b. Cell wall
c. Cytoplasm
d. Golgi apparatus
d. ribosomes - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) ___ is (are) responsible for protein
synthesis.
a. Fats
b. Electrolytes
c. DNA
d. ribosomes
c. Oogonium - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) The female germ cell is the:
a. Spermatogonium
b. Ribosome
c. Oogonium
d. Corpus albicans
c. Mitosis - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) ___ is the process that produces 2 daughter
cells identical to the parent cell.
a. Point mutation
b. Asexual reproduction
c. Mitosis
d. meiosis
Exam Study UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
a. Spontaneously emit excess energy - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) According to the
article, the characteristic that best identifies a natural source of radiation is the ability to:
a. Spontaneously emit excess energy
b. Emit excess energy when excited by x-rays
c. Avoid decay.
d. Glow in the dark.
c. A radioactive element's rate of decay. - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) Half-life is
defined as:
a. The amount of time it takes an x-ray to reach its target.
b. The amount of time it takes to generate a wavelength equivalent to an x-ray.
c. A radioactive element's rate of decay.
d. How long it takes for an element to release half of its energy.
d. Radio waves; gamma rays - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) Of the electromagnetic
radiation forms, ___ have (has) the lowest energy and ___ the highest.
a. Visible light; gamma rays
b. Radio waves; ultraviolet rays
c. Ultraviolet rays; x-rays
d. Radio waves; gamma rays
b. Distance between 2 peaks of a waveform. - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) Wavelength
is defined by the:
a. Height of an energetic waveform.
b. Distance between 2 peaks of a waveform.
,c. Length of the entire waveform.
d. Distance between 2 valleys in a waveform.
b. Photoelectric, Compton, classical - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) Of the 5 types of
possible interactions between ionizing radiation and tissues, which 3 occur at energies within the
diagnostic range of 20 to 150 kV?
a. Bremsstrahlung, Compton, general scatter
b. Photoelectric, Compton, classical
c. Photoelectric, bremsstrahlung, classical
d. Classical, Compton, pair production
a. Provide a dose quantity related to the probability of damaging health due to stochastic effects
from exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation. - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) The
effective dose measurement was created to:
a. Provide a dose quantity related to the probability of damaging health due to stochastic effects
from exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation.
b. Calculate exact dose received by target organs.
c. Track radiation exposure rates in a national radiation exposure database.
d. Help radiation health physicists approve equipment by ensuring that an accurate dose was
received.
b. False - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) Exact tissue and organ dose absorbed can be
calculated easily using indicators on modern imaging equipment such as CT scanners and image
intensifiers.
a. True
b. False
d. 80 - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) What percentage of the human body is made up of
water molecules?
a. 20
b. 40
,c. 60
d. 80
c. Fuel for cell metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) A function of carbohydrates
in the body is to provide:
a. Immunity
b. Red blood cell production
c. Fuel for cell metabolism
d. Glucose and fats to cells
a. Adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) What 4
nitrogenous bases make up the "ladder rungs" of the DNA double helix?
a. Adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
b. Tryamine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
c. Adenine, guanine, cortisol, cytosine
d. Glucose, guanine, thymine, cytosine
d. In the cytoplasm and in the nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) Where is RNA
located?
a. Only in the cytoplasm
b. Only in the nucleus
c. In the cell wall and the nucleus
d. In the cytoplasm and in the nucleus
c. Mineral salts (electrolytes) - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) The principal inorganic
compounds in protoplasm are water and:
a. Carbon
b. mineral sugars.
c. Mineral salts (electrolytes)
, d. nitrogen
c. Cytoplasm - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) The majority of a cell's molecular
components exist in the:
a. Nucleus
b. Cell wall
c. Cytoplasm
d. Golgi apparatus
d. ribosomes - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) ___ is (are) responsible for protein
synthesis.
a. Fats
b. Electrolytes
c. DNA
d. ribosomes
c. Oogonium - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) The female germ cell is the:
a. Spermatogonium
b. Ribosome
c. Oogonium
d. Corpus albicans
c. Mitosis - CORRECT ANSWER - (unit 1) ___ is the process that produces 2 daughter
cells identical to the parent cell.
a. Point mutation
b. Asexual reproduction
c. Mitosis
d. meiosis
