AVIT 309 - BLOCK 1 EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
According to FAA experts, what percentage of aviation accidents are caused by human
influence? - Answer -60-80%
When the U.S. military first invested time and resources into aviation training, what
number of pilots died from "pilot error" out of the first 100 fatalities? - Answer -90
What civilian aviation safety organization was the first, and when were they
established? - Answer -Royal Aeronautical Society in 1864
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%
Hw much does temperature decrease per 1,000 feet as we ascend into the
atmosphere? - Answer -3.5 degrees F
Where does temperature stabilize in the atmosphere? - Answer -The top of the
Troposphere
Where is atmospheric pressure the densest? - Answer -Below 10,000 feet
How long does a human take to fully physiologically acclimatize to a given altitude? -
Answer -18.4 days per mile of altitude
To what altitude can humans fully physiologically acclimatize? - Answer -10,000
What is the percentage of oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere? - Answer -O2 - 21%
/ N2 - 78%
What altitudes apply to the Zone of Physiologic Efficiency? - Answer -SL - 10,000 feet
What altitudes apply to the Physiological Deficient Zone? - Answer -10,000 - 50,000
feet
Where does the Space Equivalent Zone begin? - Answer -50,000 feet
What is the partial pressure of atmospheric oxygen 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
, Why 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 -A 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 -
Carbon dioxide
The secondary control for respiration in humans is regulated by what gas? - Answer -
Oxygen
True or false: Human respiration can be voluntarily controlled? - Answer -True
What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen diffuses into the blood stream
called? - Answer -Alveoli
What are the four phases of respiration? - Answer -Ventilation, Respiration,
Transportation, Utilization
What cell is responsible to transport oxygen in the cardiovascular system? - Answer -
Red Blood Cell
What do oxygen molecules bind to in the transport process? - Answer -Hemoglobin
What four elements need to be maintained in humans for homeostasis with your
environment? - Answer -Oxygen, Nutrition, Rest, 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
Which type of hypoxia is caused by carbon monoxide poisoning? - Answer -Hypemic
True or false: Hypoxia may affect higher cognitive function at altitudes as low as 5,000'?
- Answer -True
According to FAA experts, what percentage of aviation accidents are caused by human
influence? - Answer -60-80%
When the U.S. military first invested time and resources into aviation training, what
number of pilots died from "pilot error" out of the first 100 fatalities? - Answer -90
What civilian aviation safety organization was the first, and when were they
established? - Answer -Royal Aeronautical Society in 1864
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%
Hw much does temperature decrease per 1,000 feet as we ascend into the
atmosphere? - Answer -3.5 degrees F
Where does temperature stabilize in the atmosphere? - Answer -The top of the
Troposphere
Where is atmospheric pressure the densest? - Answer -Below 10,000 feet
How long does a human take to fully physiologically acclimatize to a given altitude? -
Answer -18.4 days per mile of altitude
To what altitude can humans fully physiologically acclimatize? - Answer -10,000
What is the percentage of oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere? - Answer -O2 - 21%
/ N2 - 78%
What altitudes apply to the Zone of Physiologic Efficiency? - Answer -SL - 10,000 feet
What altitudes apply to the Physiological Deficient Zone? - Answer -10,000 - 50,000
feet
Where does the Space Equivalent Zone begin? - Answer -50,000 feet
What is the partial pressure of atmospheric oxygen 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
, Why 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 -A 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 -
Carbon dioxide
The secondary control for respiration in humans is regulated by what gas? - Answer -
Oxygen
True or false: Human respiration can be voluntarily controlled? - Answer -True
What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen diffuses into the blood stream
called? - Answer -Alveoli
What are the four phases of respiration? - Answer -Ventilation, Respiration,
Transportation, Utilization
What cell is responsible to transport oxygen in the cardiovascular system? - Answer -
Red Blood Cell
What do oxygen molecules bind to in the transport process? - Answer -Hemoglobin
What four elements need to be maintained in humans for homeostasis with your
environment? - Answer -Oxygen, Nutrition, Rest, 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
Which type of hypoxia is caused by carbon monoxide poisoning? - Answer -Hypemic
True or false: Hypoxia may affect higher cognitive function at altitudes as low as 5,000'?
- Answer -True
