FLIGHT PHYSIOLOGY 2025 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL
CORRECT
Which is the very first priority in a survival situation - Answer-tend to injuries
Which side effect of non-prescription antihistamines is it which makes them particularly
hazardous to pilots - Answer-drowsiness
Under normal conditions, how is the daily requirement for water provided - Answer-Most
foods have a high percentage of water and provide enough fluids, along with the usual
nonalcoholic beverages.
The majority of your dietary intake each day should be in the form of - Answer-carbs
If your body is used to having a good breakfast each day, but then you skip breakfast
one day. why are you then likely to suffer from hypoglycemia - Answer-if your body is
used to getting food at a certain time, it starts anticipating this, spiking insulin, which
decreases blood sugar, which is not replaced because you didn't eat.
What is the anonymous incident reporting system run by NASA which is available to
everyone - Answer-asrs
You should concentrate on looking out for contributing factors in accidents. why -
Answer-because they can normally be controlled. if corrective actions are taken to
minimize contributing factors, accidents are less likely to happen
Civilian AMEs are a valuable resource for human factors education and are used by
most aviation companies for this purpose - Answer-false
if a pilot suffers sudden incapacitation, which of the following actions should other
crewmembers carry out asap - Answer-declare an emergency, maintain control of a/c
which of following conditions will probs make you more likely to make errors - Answer-
fatigue, ear infection, stress
,someone who drops dead is suffering from which class of incapacitation - Answer-
sudden and/or total
what rule was brought in to combat distractions on flight decks due to unnecessary
conversation - Answer-sterile cockpit
select elements of SHEL from this list - Answer-Software, Hardware, Environment,
identify examples of "liveware" as referred to in the SHEL model from the list below -
Answer-Technician, ATC
Knowing how the body and mind can be affected in flight is one thing, but what else is it
useful for people in the aviation industry to know about these effects - Answer-
Understanding why they are so affected
define incapacitation - Answer-incapable of performing expected normal activity
what do you think is the best available way to about subtle incapacitation from going
unnoticed - Answer-cross monitoring
a pilot can suffer from incapacitation merely from being distracted - Answer-true
sudden capacitation is usually - Answer-obvious
what do we mean when we talk about error chains - Answer-Error chains lead to
accidents. These accidents happen after a preceding series of incidents, that usually
revolve around pilot error, go unnoticed and/or uncorrected.
approx what % of aviation accidents and incidents are in some way related to human
factors - Answer-over 70%
which human characteristics often result in crewmembers failing to accept that they are
incapacitated - Answer-ego & pride
what should the prime goal in flight for all pilots - or indeed for anyone involved in
aviation - Answer-safety
give an example of how an engineer would describe human factors - Answer-Engineers
might describe human factors as the interaction between the people and technology
and machines they are using.
Which is the central and most crucial element of the SHEL model - Answer-human
define what we are referring to when we talk of flight physiology - Answer-the human
element of
, in the movies, pilots are generally portrayed as which of the following - Answer-fearless,
macho
***Q2- concussion is defined in the text as - Answer-any period of unconsciousness
caused by a blow to the head
The liver will regenerate itself when damaged providing that part of it is healthy -
Answer-true
if you were diagnosed with hepatitis, what would you be suffering from - Answer-a
serious disease which can lead to cirrhosis IS WRONG
Yes an inflamed liver, sometimes recurrent and converting liver tissue into fibrous
nonfunctioning tissue (cirrhosis)
the digestive process begins with peristalsis. what is this? - Answer-mine- the
involuntary squeezing movement of your intestines that pushes food through the
digestive tract.
prof- occurs when muscles in the stomach wall and the rest of the gi tract contract in a
coordinated manner so as to mix the contents and squeeze them into a pulp.
air enters the lungs via the mouth and nose, the pharynx, trachea, bronchi, and
bronchioles and ends up in tiny sacks called what - Answer-alveoli
what is the main objective of respiration - Answer-exchange gases between bodies,
tissues, and ambient air
add oxygen to body and remove carbon dioxide
according to the text, food might remain in the stomach for as long as
1 hr
1 day
4 hrs
3 days - Answer-4 hrs
describe briefly the purpose of arteries - Answer-distribute blood from the heart to the
body/various organs and tissues. the pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from
the heart back to the lungs.
much of the hearts activity is controlled by the - Answer-autonomic nervous system
when a muscle contracts, is it an active event (i.e. the muscle is doing work) or a
passive event - Answer-active
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL
CORRECT
Which is the very first priority in a survival situation - Answer-tend to injuries
Which side effect of non-prescription antihistamines is it which makes them particularly
hazardous to pilots - Answer-drowsiness
Under normal conditions, how is the daily requirement for water provided - Answer-Most
foods have a high percentage of water and provide enough fluids, along with the usual
nonalcoholic beverages.
The majority of your dietary intake each day should be in the form of - Answer-carbs
If your body is used to having a good breakfast each day, but then you skip breakfast
one day. why are you then likely to suffer from hypoglycemia - Answer-if your body is
used to getting food at a certain time, it starts anticipating this, spiking insulin, which
decreases blood sugar, which is not replaced because you didn't eat.
What is the anonymous incident reporting system run by NASA which is available to
everyone - Answer-asrs
You should concentrate on looking out for contributing factors in accidents. why -
Answer-because they can normally be controlled. if corrective actions are taken to
minimize contributing factors, accidents are less likely to happen
Civilian AMEs are a valuable resource for human factors education and are used by
most aviation companies for this purpose - Answer-false
if a pilot suffers sudden incapacitation, which of the following actions should other
crewmembers carry out asap - Answer-declare an emergency, maintain control of a/c
which of following conditions will probs make you more likely to make errors - Answer-
fatigue, ear infection, stress
,someone who drops dead is suffering from which class of incapacitation - Answer-
sudden and/or total
what rule was brought in to combat distractions on flight decks due to unnecessary
conversation - Answer-sterile cockpit
select elements of SHEL from this list - Answer-Software, Hardware, Environment,
identify examples of "liveware" as referred to in the SHEL model from the list below -
Answer-Technician, ATC
Knowing how the body and mind can be affected in flight is one thing, but what else is it
useful for people in the aviation industry to know about these effects - Answer-
Understanding why they are so affected
define incapacitation - Answer-incapable of performing expected normal activity
what do you think is the best available way to about subtle incapacitation from going
unnoticed - Answer-cross monitoring
a pilot can suffer from incapacitation merely from being distracted - Answer-true
sudden capacitation is usually - Answer-obvious
what do we mean when we talk about error chains - Answer-Error chains lead to
accidents. These accidents happen after a preceding series of incidents, that usually
revolve around pilot error, go unnoticed and/or uncorrected.
approx what % of aviation accidents and incidents are in some way related to human
factors - Answer-over 70%
which human characteristics often result in crewmembers failing to accept that they are
incapacitated - Answer-ego & pride
what should the prime goal in flight for all pilots - or indeed for anyone involved in
aviation - Answer-safety
give an example of how an engineer would describe human factors - Answer-Engineers
might describe human factors as the interaction between the people and technology
and machines they are using.
Which is the central and most crucial element of the SHEL model - Answer-human
define what we are referring to when we talk of flight physiology - Answer-the human
element of
, in the movies, pilots are generally portrayed as which of the following - Answer-fearless,
macho
***Q2- concussion is defined in the text as - Answer-any period of unconsciousness
caused by a blow to the head
The liver will regenerate itself when damaged providing that part of it is healthy -
Answer-true
if you were diagnosed with hepatitis, what would you be suffering from - Answer-a
serious disease which can lead to cirrhosis IS WRONG
Yes an inflamed liver, sometimes recurrent and converting liver tissue into fibrous
nonfunctioning tissue (cirrhosis)
the digestive process begins with peristalsis. what is this? - Answer-mine- the
involuntary squeezing movement of your intestines that pushes food through the
digestive tract.
prof- occurs when muscles in the stomach wall and the rest of the gi tract contract in a
coordinated manner so as to mix the contents and squeeze them into a pulp.
air enters the lungs via the mouth and nose, the pharynx, trachea, bronchi, and
bronchioles and ends up in tiny sacks called what - Answer-alveoli
what is the main objective of respiration - Answer-exchange gases between bodies,
tissues, and ambient air
add oxygen to body and remove carbon dioxide
according to the text, food might remain in the stomach for as long as
1 hr
1 day
4 hrs
3 days - Answer-4 hrs
describe briefly the purpose of arteries - Answer-distribute blood from the heart to the
body/various organs and tissues. the pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from
the heart back to the lungs.
much of the hearts activity is controlled by the - Answer-autonomic nervous system
when a muscle contracts, is it an active event (i.e. the muscle is doing work) or a
passive event - Answer-active
