Central Nervous System:
In the Central Nervous System (CNS) there are two components in the CNS called the
- Brain
- Spinal Cord
Radioactive pollution causes certain forms of mental retardation, Down's syndrome and other mental disorders . Sometimes exposure to radioactive elements kills a particular cell in the fetus that would later form the right half of the brain resulting in malformation of the brain and increased evidence of brain tumors.
Definitions:
Down's Syndrome: It is a disorder by having an extra 21 st chromosome, this results in mental retardation, having a flat face etc.
Brain Tumor: it's a tumor that occurs in the brain.