Lra 215 Final Exam Bio 84 Question And Answers Elaborations!!

LRA 215 FINAL EXAM BIO 84 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
ELABORATIONS!!
Which of the following is defined as a branch of medical science that deals with
the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population?


Answers :Epidemiology
Which of the following describes radiation damage that increases the probability of
causing a late effect but will not increase the severity of the effect?


Answers :Stochastic
Radiation-induced lung cancer follows which dose-response relationship?


Answers :linear, nonthreshold
Radiation-induced thyroid cancer is judged to be


Answers :Linear, Nonthreshold
The annual effective limit for the fetus of an occupational worker is


Answers :0.5 rem
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.


Answers :Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS)
The lethal dose required to kill 50% of the population in 30 days is the definition
of


Answers :50/30

, In the _____ stage, the person appears to be symptom-free.


Answers :latent
Order the response stages the acute radiation syndrome in order from 1st symptom
to last


Answers :Prodromal.
latent period.
manifest illness.
recovery.
Reddening of the skin caused by radiation damage is referred to as:


Answers :Erythema
Death from a single dose of whole body irradiation primarily involves damage to
the:


Answers :Bone marrow.
Which is the following is not an early response to radiation?


Answers :breast cancer.
Which of the following is not an acute local tissue effect of radiation exposure?


Answers :Cataracts
Epilation or alopecia are terms for


Answers :hair loss