Damage from Ionizing X-Radiation to Genetic Cells

question 6

Multiple Choice

Damage from ionizing x-radiation to genetic cells:

• A) affects only the person exposed
• B) can affect future generations
• C) affects only the dental assistant
• D) affects the cells of the eyes, skin, and oral mucosa

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

This refers to the brain's cerebrum's outer neural tissue, instrumental in controlling memory, cognition, consciousness, thought, language, perception, and attention.

Hemisphere

Half of a spherical or roughly spherical structure, especially one of the halves of the brain.

Caudate Nucleus

A curved, elongated nucleus located within the brain, playing a key role in various functions including motor processing, learning, memory, and emotion regulation.

Corpus Striatum

Caudate nucleus, putamen, and globus pallidus; so-named because of the striations caused by intermixing of gray and white matter, which result from the number of tracts crossing the anterior portion of the corpus striatum.