Midterm Questions

Question 1

What type of sunglasses does the FAA recommend you use during flight?

Answer 1

Non Polarized

Question 2

Empty field myopia is an example of:

Answer 2

Habituation

Question 3

Eye adjusting from light to dark can be described as;

Answer 3

Adaptation

Question 4

Over the last 20 years, the proportion of accidents that have remained constant (70%), are associated with

Answer 4

Human Factors

Question 5

Oculargravic is the illusion that gives you the sensation

Answer 5

Illusion of pitch up

Question 6

An extreme version of the somatogyral illusion is the

Answer 6

Coriolis illusion

Question 7

Which vestibular illusion is experienced during a bank of 2 degrees per second or less?

Answer 7

The leans

Question 8

Prolonged use of Afrin nasal spray can lead to

Answer 8

Closing of mucus membrane

Question 9

The cone nerve endings of the eye are

Answer 9

Found in the center of the retina around the fovea

Question 10

Where does a person who is experiencing an upper respiratory tract infection feel the greatest pressure change during a climb in an aircraft?

Answer 10

The greatest rate of pressure change occurs near the surface of the earth

Question 11

Why does the eye have a blind spot?

Answer 11

It is where the optic nerve enters the eye

Question 12

Which of these symptoms are equated to Hypotension?

Answer 12

Blurred Vision

Question 13

Which physical gas law “providing the temperature is constant, the volume of gas is inversely proportional to its pressure”?

Answer 13

Boyles Law

Question 14

Which part of the ear is responsible for equalizing the pressure around the Tympanic membrane?

Answer 14

Eustachian tube

Question 15

What is the condition caused from an increase pressure in the eye resulting in damage to the optic nerve?

Answer 15

Glaucoma

Question 16

Which turning illusion describes a grave yard spin?

Answer 16

Somatogyral

Question 17

A decrease in partial pressure will affect which part of the body first?

Answer 17

The Brain

Question 18

What is the first symptom caused by an increase in positive Gz

Answer 18

Reduction in peripheral vision

Question 19

What is the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere at 18,000’?

Answer 19

21%

Question 20

Which of the following are causes of conductive hearing loss?

Answer 20

Perforated Ear Drum

Question 21

Which part of the SHEL model involves the cockpit layout?

Answer 21

Hardware

Question 22

What is the normal maximum arterial pressure in an adult?

Answer 22

120mmHg

Question 23

Which stage of hypoxia will first experience symptoms during a night flight?

Answer 23

Indifferent

Question 24

According to Dalton’s Law the sum of the partial pressures of a gas will equal the total pressure. Taking this into account what is the partial pressure of oxygen in the lung if the total atmospheric pressure is 523 mm Hg at 10,000FT?

Answer 24

55 mmHg

Question 25

According to Henry’s law, at equilibrium the amount of gas leaving a solution is equal to the amount of gas entering. If the pressure changes the equilibrium, what could happen to the human body?

Answer 25

Decompression Sickness

Question 26

According to Fick’s Law, the ability of a gas to defuse through tissue is based on the thickness of the tissue and

Answer 26

Partial pressure of the gases on either side of the tissue

Question 27

What gas is the primary trigger for breathing?

Answer 27

Carbon Dioxide

Question 28

While we have a large degree of visual field, our acutest or sharpest vision used for detail only accounts for how much of the visual field?

Answer 28

1 degree

Question 29

Which part of the eye is responsible for light refraction?

Answer 29

Cornea

Question 30

Which is/are a factor(s) that will affect the time that it takes for hypoxia to affect a person? Smoking General Health Altitude

Answer 30

All of the above

Question 31

Oxygen During a Rapid Decompression event in an airplane, the

Answer 31

Amount of pressure in the cabin will increase

Question 32

List the pressure at sea level in standard atmosphere for, millimeters of mercury, inches of Hg, and millibars.

Answer 32

1013.25 mb, 760mm, 29.92 Hg

Question 33

Which of the following best describes hyperventilation?

Answer 33

Breathing at a rate higher than necessary for the current level of activity

Question 34

Coronary artery disease may lead to arrhythmia which is

Answer 34

Erratic heart beat

Question 35

Which type of hypoxia is attributed to the use of alcohol?

Answer 35

Histotoxic

Question 36

Which gas law is directly the cause of decompression sickness?

Answer 36

Henrys Law

Question 37

What are the blood vessels that are rich in waste products?

Answer 37

Veins

Question 38

Sensori-neural deafness can be caused by:

Answer 38

Loud Noises

Question 39

According to your book, how long does it take for night vision to fully adapt?

Answer 39

30-45 Mins

Question 40

Hearing loss can occur during prolong exposure above which db level?

Answer 40

90

Question 41

If there is an up sloping runway and the pilot was not aware, what is the expected approach path?

Answer 41

Flight will come in lower than the glide path

Question 42

If there is a wider runway than the pilot is use to, what is the expected approach path?

Answer 42

Flight will come in higher than the glide path

Question 43

If a pilot is lacking visual cues, such as in IMC conditions, what sensation could a pilot feel if they accelerated the aircraft.

Answer 43

pitch up attitude

Question 44

In what weather condition do most midair collisions occur?

Answer 44

VFR

Question 45

A smoker that is smoking a pack a day will have the equivalent lung capacity of what altitude?

Answer 45

4000-5000

Question 46

Since a vast majority of cases of Decompression sickness actually are the Bends, where is the pain in the Bends generally located

Answer 46

Joints

Question 47

Above what altitude is continuous flow oxygen not recommended by the FAA?

Answer 47

28,000

Question 48

At what stage of hypoxia is the person still functional (the body has some defenses) but also is impaired?

Answer 48

Compensatory

Question 49

According to Dalton’s Law the sum of the partial pressures of a gas will equal the total pressure. Taking this into account what is the partial pressure of oxygen in the atmosphere if the total atmospheric pressure is 523 mm Hg at 10,000FT?

Answer 49

110mmhg

Question 50

Which part of the ear collects air compressions?

Answer 50

Pinna