NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN, HCB TEST 4 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN, HCB
TEST 4 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS


no breathing - ....ANSWER ...-apnea


bluish discoloration of the skin - ....ANSWER ...-cyanosis


the process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an

area of lower concentration - ....ANSWER ...-diffusion


difficult and labored breathing; shortness of breath - ....ANSWER ...-

dyspnea


a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body - ....ANSWER ...-

hypoxia


situated or extending between the ribs - ....ANSWER ...-intercostals


increased work of breathing; a sensation of shortness of breath -

....ANSWER ...-respiratory distress




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, the reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is not sufficient to

support life - ....ANSWER ...-respiratory failure


pulling in the skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing -

....ANSWER ...-retractions


active process in which the muscles of the rib cage and the diaphragm contract -

....ANSWER ...-inhalation


passive process during which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax -

....ANSWER ...-exhalation


classified as adequate or inadequate - ....ANSWER ...-breathing


detect increasing levels of carbon dioxide as well as low levels of oxygen -

....ANSWER ...-chemoreceptors


process of inhaling and exhaling - ....ANSWER ...-ventilation


refers to the exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood and between the

blood and the cells - ....ANSWER ...-respiration


exchange of gases between alveoli and blood - ....ANSWER ...-external

respiration




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