Radiation Regulations Flashcards
first orgna encountered by radiation
Skin
Radiation to the skin is know as
skin dose or surface dose
Bone cells are called
osteocytes
Radiation to the bone is called
deep dose
the bloods cells are called
erythrocytes, leukocytes and plasma
are older or younger cells more sensitive to radiation?
younger cells
are white or red blood cells more sensitive to radiation?
white blood cells
What is the bloods main function?
deliver nutrients to body and removing foreigne materials
what is the average RBC in adults
5 million/cc
what is the average WBC count in adults
7500/cc
Can large amounts of radiation kill blood cells?
yes
what are nerve cells responsible for?
Sensory and m;otor
Are nerve cells resistant ro radiation?
yes
what are nerve cells composed of?
body axon and nerve endings
how do signals move in the nerve cell?
from dendrite to axon
What are the two general cell categories?
somatic and genetic cells
What are somatic cells
everything but reproductive cells
What are genetic cells
sperm and ova
If you damage genetic cells you may damage what?
offspring
Can a large dose of radiation cause harm?
Yes
Radiation to stomatic cells harm______ organism
one
Fadiation to genetic cells harms _______ generations
future
the cell membrane is
seperates cell and movement of materials in and out of cell
the mitochondria is
extract energy from nutrients and store energy in chemical from