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Radiation effects that appear years later after exposure are called:
 
 prodromal period effects
  manifest period effects
  latent period effects
  late somatic effects

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The membrane that directly lines the outside of the lung is:
 
 visceral peritoneum
  parietal pleura
  visceral pleura
  parietal peritoneum



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Answer to Question 1

late somatic effects

Rationale: Late somatic effects appear months or years after initial exposure. Cancer is the most common late somatic effect to contend with.

Answer to Question 2

visceral pleura

Rationale: Visceral pleura is the membrane that directly lines the outer margin of the lung. The parietal pleura lines the inside of the thoracic cavity. The potential space found between the parietal pleura and visceral pleura is the pleural cavity.





 

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