AVIT 309 Chapters 1-7
2.5: To what altitude can humans fully physiologically acclimatize?
10,000
2.8: What altitudes apply to the Physiological Deficient Zone?
10,000 to 50,000 feet
2.10: What is the partial pressure of atmospheric oxygen at SL?
159 mmHg
2.4: How long does a human take to fully physiologically acclimatize to a given altitude?
18.4 Days per mile of altitude
2.1: How much does temperature decrease per 1,000 feet as we ascend into the atmosphere?
3.5 Degrees
1.4: According to NASA's studies on loss of control inflight (LOC-I) accidents, what percentage occurred from the aircrew's "inappropriate response or interaction with aircraft equipment?
46%
2.9: Where does the Space Equivalent Zone begin?
50,000 feet
1.1: According to FAA experts, what percentage of aviation accidents are caused by human influence?
60-80%
1.2: When the U.S. military first invested time and resources into aviation training what number of pilots died from "pilot error" out of the first 100 fatalities?
90
3.6: What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen diffuses into the blood stream called?
Alveoli
3.1: What is the basic definition of respiration?
An exchange of gases between a living organism and its environment
2.3: Where is atmospheric pressure the densest?
Below 10,000 feet
3.2: Proper oxygenation of what cell(s) in the respiration process are most important for aviators?
Brain Cells/Neurons
3.3: The primary control for respiration in humans is regulated by what gas?
Carbon Dioxide
4.1: What is the first human function lost to hypoxia?
Cognition
2.12: What physiological issue does Henry's Law apply to?
Evolved Gas
3.9: What do oxygen molecules bind to in the transport process?
Hemoglobin
2.15: What physiological issue does Dalton's Law apply to?
Hypoxia
4.2: What are the four types of hypoxia?
Hypoxic, hyperemic, histotoxic, stagnant
2.6: What is percentage of oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere?
O2 21% & N2 78%
3.4: The secondary control for respiration in humans is regulated by what gas?
Oxygen
3.10: What four elements need to be maintained in humans for homeostasis with your environment?
Oxygen, nutrition, rest, hydration
2.13: What physiological issue does Charles' Law apply to?
Pressure Gauge Fluctuation
3.8: What cell is responsible to transport oxygen in the cardiovascular system?
Red Blood Cell
2.14: What physiological issue does Graham's Law apply to?
Respiration
1.3: What civilian aviation safety organization was the first, and when were they established?
Royal Aeronautical Society in 1866
2.7: What altitudes apply to the Zone of Physiologic Efficiency?
Sea Level to 10,000 feet
2.2: Where does temperature stabilize in the atmosphere?
The top of the troposphere
2.11: What physiological issue does Boyle's Law apply to?
Trapped Gas
3.5: True or false: human respiration can be voluntarily controlled?
True
3.7: What are the four phases of respiration?
Ventilation, Respiration, transportation, utilization