AVIT 309 – FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What percentage of aviation accidents are caused by human influence? - answer -60-
80%
What number of military pilots died from pilot error during the first military test? -
answer -90
What civilian aviation safety organization was the first, and when were they
established? - answer -royal aeronautical society
-1866
According to nasa's studies on loss of control inflight (loc-i) accidents, what percentage
occurred from the aircrew's 'inappropriate response or interaction with aircraft
equipment? - answer -46%
How much does temperature decrease per 1000ft as we ascend into the atmosphere? -
answer -3.5 degrees f
Where does temperature stabilize in the atmosphere - answer -top of the troposphere
Where is atmospheric pressure the densest? - answer -below 10000 ft
How long does a human take to fully physiologically acclimatize to a given altitude? -
answer -18.4 days per mile of alt
To what altitude can humans fully physiologically acclimatize? - answer -10,000ft
What is the percentage of oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere? - answer -o2 - 21%
N2 - 78%
What altitudes apply to the zone of physiological efficiency? - answer -sl to 10,000ft
What altitudes apply to the physiological deficient zone? - answer -10,000ft to 50,000ft
Where does the space equivalent zone begin? - answer -50,000 feet
What is the partial pressure of atmospheric o2 at sl? - answer -159 mmhg
What physiological issue does boyle's law apply to? - answer -trapped gas
What physiological issue does henry's law apply to? - answer -evolved gas
, What physiological issue does charles' law apply to? - answer -pressure gauge
fluctuation
What physiological issue does graham's law apply to? - answer -respiration
What physiological issue does dalton's law apply to? - answer -hypoxia
What is the basic definition of respiration? - answer -an exchange of gases between a
living organism and its environment
Proper oxygenation of what cell(s) in the respiration process are most important for
aviators? - answer -brain cells/neurons
The primary control for respiration in humans is regulated by what gas? - answer -co2
The secondary control for respiration in humans is regulated by what gas? - answer -o2
T/f: human respiration can be voluntarily controlled - answer -true
What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs called? - answer -alveoli
What are the four phases of respiration? - answer -ventilation
Respiration
Transportation
Utilization
What cell is responsible to transport o2 in the cardiovascular system? - answer -red
blood cell
What do o2 molecules bind to in the transport process? - answer -hemoglobin
What four elements need to be maintained in humans for homeostasis with your
environment? - answer -1. O2
2. Nutrition
3. Rest
4. Hydration
What is the first human function lost to hypoxia? - answer -cognition
What are the four types of hypoxia? - answer -hypoxic
Hypemic
Histotoxic
Stagnant
Which type of hypoxia relates to altitude? - answer -hypoxic
What percentage of aviation accidents are caused by human influence? - answer -60-
80%
What number of military pilots died from pilot error during the first military test? -
answer -90
What civilian aviation safety organization was the first, and when were they
established? - answer -royal aeronautical society
-1866
According to nasa's studies on loss of control inflight (loc-i) accidents, what percentage
occurred from the aircrew's 'inappropriate response or interaction with aircraft
equipment? - answer -46%
How much does temperature decrease per 1000ft as we ascend into the atmosphere? -
answer -3.5 degrees f
Where does temperature stabilize in the atmosphere - answer -top of the troposphere
Where is atmospheric pressure the densest? - answer -below 10000 ft
How long does a human take to fully physiologically acclimatize to a given altitude? -
answer -18.4 days per mile of alt
To what altitude can humans fully physiologically acclimatize? - answer -10,000ft
What is the percentage of oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere? - answer -o2 - 21%
N2 - 78%
What altitudes apply to the zone of physiological efficiency? - answer -sl to 10,000ft
What altitudes apply to the physiological deficient zone? - answer -10,000ft to 50,000ft
Where does the space equivalent zone begin? - answer -50,000 feet
What is the partial pressure of atmospheric o2 at sl? - answer -159 mmhg
What physiological issue does boyle's law apply to? - answer -trapped gas
What physiological issue does henry's law apply to? - answer -evolved gas
, What physiological issue does charles' law apply to? - answer -pressure gauge
fluctuation
What physiological issue does graham's law apply to? - answer -respiration
What physiological issue does dalton's law apply to? - answer -hypoxia
What is the basic definition of respiration? - answer -an exchange of gases between a
living organism and its environment
Proper oxygenation of what cell(s) in the respiration process are most important for
aviators? - answer -brain cells/neurons
The primary control for respiration in humans is regulated by what gas? - answer -co2
The secondary control for respiration in humans is regulated by what gas? - answer -o2
T/f: human respiration can be voluntarily controlled - answer -true
What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs called? - answer -alveoli
What are the four phases of respiration? - answer -ventilation
Respiration
Transportation
Utilization
What cell is responsible to transport o2 in the cardiovascular system? - answer -red
blood cell
What do o2 molecules bind to in the transport process? - answer -hemoglobin
What four elements need to be maintained in humans for homeostasis with your
environment? - answer -1. O2
2. Nutrition
3. Rest
4. Hydration
What is the first human function lost to hypoxia? - answer -cognition
What are the four types of hypoxia? - answer -hypoxic
Hypemic
Histotoxic
Stagnant
Which type of hypoxia relates to altitude? - answer -hypoxic
