Test 4 Navy Corpsman Respiratory
Apnea - answer No breathing
Cyanosis - answer A bluish or purplish color of the skin due to insufficient oxygen levels
in the blood
Diffusion - answer A process by which molecules move from an area of high
concentration to an area of low concentration
Dyspnea - answer Difficult and labored breathing; shortness of breath
Hypoxia - answer A deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
Intercostal - answer Situated or extending between the ribs
Respiratory Distress - answer Increased work of breathing; A sensation of shortness of
breath
Respiratory Failure - answer The reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen
intake is not sufficient to support life
Retractions - answerPulling in the skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing.
Inhalation - answerActive process in which the muscle of the rib cage and the
diaphragm contract.
Exhalation - answerPassive process during which the intercostal muscles and the
diaphragm relax
Breathing - answerClassified as adequate ( sustains life) or inadequate ( does not
sustain life )
Ventilation - answerProcess of inhaling and exhaling
Respiration - answerRefers to the exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood
and between the blood and the cells.
D Cylinder - answer350 liters of oxygen
E Cylinder - answer625 liter of oxygen
M Cylinder - answer3000 liters of oxygen
Apnea - answer No breathing
Cyanosis - answer A bluish or purplish color of the skin due to insufficient oxygen levels
in the blood
Diffusion - answer A process by which molecules move from an area of high
concentration to an area of low concentration
Dyspnea - answer Difficult and labored breathing; shortness of breath
Hypoxia - answer A deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
Intercostal - answer Situated or extending between the ribs
Respiratory Distress - answer Increased work of breathing; A sensation of shortness of
breath
Respiratory Failure - answer The reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen
intake is not sufficient to support life
Retractions - answerPulling in the skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing.
Inhalation - answerActive process in which the muscle of the rib cage and the
diaphragm contract.
Exhalation - answerPassive process during which the intercostal muscles and the
diaphragm relax
Breathing - answerClassified as adequate ( sustains life) or inadequate ( does not
sustain life )
Ventilation - answerProcess of inhaling and exhaling
Respiration - answerRefers to the exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood
and between the blood and the cells.
D Cylinder - answer350 liters of oxygen
E Cylinder - answer625 liter of oxygen
M Cylinder - answer3000 liters of oxygen
