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It is a cell division to the reduction in the number of chromosomes to each daughter cell.At the end of the process the daughter cell will be half the chromosomes in the parent cell. |
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Result of two daughter cells receiving equal distribution of cellular material. |
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Sets the stage for chromosomes to divide. Chromosomes begin to condense, mitotic spindles begin to form and the nucleolus disappears. |
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Spindle captured the chromosomes so they are now lined up at the middle of the cell and ready to divide. |
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Sister chromatids separate each other. |
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The cell is almost done dividing. While the normal internal structures start to re-establish. |
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What are Radiosensitive cells? |
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skin cells, Lymphocytes, Erythrocytes, Intestinal crypt cells, and Reproductive cells. |
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What are Radioinsensitive cells? |
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Brain cells, Muscle cells, and Nerve cells. |
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What does ALARA stand for? |
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As Low As Reasonable Achievable |
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What is the minimal filtration for an aluminum equivalent for general diagnostic x-ray tubes? |
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What is the order for an electromagnetic spectrum? |
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Radio waves, Microwaves, Infrared radiation, Visible light, Ultraviolet, X-ray, and Gamma rays. |
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Cells contain two types of nucleic acids that are important to human metabolism: |
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Ribonucleic acid (RNA) |
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The four nitrogenous organic bases in DNA macromolecules are as follows: |
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Adenine (A) Cytosine (C)Guanine (G)Thymine (T) |
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What percentage of water contained in the human body. |
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known as red blood cells because of their reddish color due to the presence of hemoglobin. |
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tiny, rod-shaped bodies that under a microscope appear to be long, threadlike structures that become visible only in dividing cells |
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is the protoplasm that exists outside the cell's nucleus. |
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are very small, spherical organelles that attach to the endoplasmic reticulum. |
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is the multiplication process whereby one cell divides to form two or more cells |
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