Which of the Following Is NOT a Responsibility of the Health

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the health physicist?

• A)Monitoring radiation in the air
• B)Designing safety into nuclear components
• C)Supervising decontamination activities
• D)Measuring radioactive levels in biological samples

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Definitions:

All-or-none Response

A biological principle indicating that a nerve or muscle fiber reacts completely or not at all to a stimulus.

Sodium/Potassium Pump

A vital cell membrane protein that pumps sodium out of cells and potassium into cells, maintaining the necessary concentration gradients for nerve impulse transmission and muscle contractions.

Positively Charged Ions

Particles, either atoms or molecules, which have become positively charged by losing one or more electrons.

Depolarization

A decrease in the electrical charge across a cell membrane, usually in neurons or muscle cells, leading to the firing of an action potential.