Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB
Test 4 Questions and Answers
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
- 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
mid sternal line
right and left mid clavicular lines
right and left anterior axillary lines
right and left mid axillary lines
right and left posterior axillary lines
vertebral line
right and left scapular lines
- the rate of breathing or the depth of breathing (or both) falls
outside normal ranges - -inadequate breathing
- what are common causes of inadequate breathing - -smoke
inhalation
overdose (depressing effect)
heart attack
stroke
shock
- 350 liters of oxygen is what cylinder? - -D
- 625 liters of oxygen is what cylinder? - -E
Test 4 Questions and Answers
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
- 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
mid sternal line
right and left mid clavicular lines
right and left anterior axillary lines
right and left mid axillary lines
right and left posterior axillary lines
vertebral line
right and left scapular lines
- the rate of breathing or the depth of breathing (or both) falls
outside normal ranges - -inadequate breathing
- what are common causes of inadequate breathing - -smoke
inhalation
overdose (depressing effect)
heart attack
stroke
shock
- 350 liters of oxygen is what cylinder? - -D
- 625 liters of oxygen is what cylinder? - -E
