Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB Test 4
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no breathing - ✔✔apnea
bluish discoloration of the skin - ✔✔cyanosis
the process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to
an area of lower concentration - ✔✔diffusion
difficult and labored breathing; shortness of breath - ✔✔dyspnea
a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body - ✔✔hypoxia
situated or extending between the ribs - ✔✔intercostals
increased work of breathing; a sensation of shortness of breath - ✔✔respiratory
distress
the reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is not sufficient to
support life - ✔✔respiratory failure
pulling in the skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing -
✔✔retractions
active process in which the muscles of the rib cage and the diaphragm contract -
✔✔inhalation
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, passive process during which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax -
✔✔exhalation
classified as adequate or inadequate - ✔✔breathing
detect increasing levels of carbon dioxide as well as low levels of oxygen -
✔✔chemoreceptors
process of inhaling and exhaling - ✔✔ventilation
refers to the exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood and between
the blood and the cells - ✔✔respiration
exchange of gases between alveoli and blood - ✔✔external respiration
exchange of gases between blood and the cells - ✔✔internal respiration
what are the 15 anatomic landmarks - ✔✔pharynx
trachea
suprasternal notch
costal angle
vertebra prominence
clavicles
xyphoid process
intercostal space
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no breathing - ✔✔apnea
bluish discoloration of the skin - ✔✔cyanosis
the process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to
an area of lower concentration - ✔✔diffusion
difficult and labored breathing; shortness of breath - ✔✔dyspnea
a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body - ✔✔hypoxia
situated or extending between the ribs - ✔✔intercostals
increased work of breathing; a sensation of shortness of breath - ✔✔respiratory
distress
the reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is not sufficient to
support life - ✔✔respiratory failure
pulling in the skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing -
✔✔retractions
active process in which the muscles of the rib cage and the diaphragm contract -
✔✔inhalation
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, passive process during which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax -
✔✔exhalation
classified as adequate or inadequate - ✔✔breathing
detect increasing levels of carbon dioxide as well as low levels of oxygen -
✔✔chemoreceptors
process of inhaling and exhaling - ✔✔ventilation
refers to the exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood and between
the blood and the cells - ✔✔respiration
exchange of gases between alveoli and blood - ✔✔external respiration
exchange of gases between blood and the cells - ✔✔internal respiration
what are the 15 anatomic landmarks - ✔✔pharynx
trachea
suprasternal notch
costal angle
vertebra prominence
clavicles
xyphoid process
intercostal space
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