HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS RECENT FEEDBACK

1. What bonds to haemoglobin most readily ? (a) (b) (c) (d) 2. carbon dioxide nitrogen oxygen carbon monoxide

What supplies blood to the heart ? (a) (b) (c) (d) pulmonary vein coronary artery pulmonary artery dorsal aorta

3.

Which symptom is common to hypoxia and hyperventilation ? (a) (b) (c) (d) dizziness cyanosis pale and clammy skin drowsiness and lethargy

4.

How can you tell if a person is suffering from otic barotrauma or barotrauma of the sinuses ? (a) (b) (c) (d) otic barotrauma is caused by poor hearing barotrauma of the sinuses will cause pain in the middle ear barotrauma of the sinuses is caused by a blockage of the eustachian tube pain in the middle ear is a symptom of otic barotrauma but not barotrauma of the sinuses

5.

Which parts of the ear are responsible for hearing ? (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (a) (b) (c) (d) cochlea ossicles utricle saccule

(i) & (iii) only (i), (ii) & (iii) (i) & (ii) only (i), (ii) & (iv)

6.

When the body becomes overheated it reacts by: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (a) (b) (c) (d) sweating vaso-constriction of blood vessels vaso-dilation of blood vessels increased food appetite decreased food appetite

(i), (iii) & (v) (i), (ii) & (v) (i), (iii) & (iv) (i), (ii) & (iv)

7.

A pilot who becomes disorientated by moving his head rapidly while in a turn is suffering from an effect known as: (a) (b) (c) (d) autokinesis coriolis somatogravic barotrauma

8.

A passenger complains of stomach cramp; what advice should be given to him ? (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (a) (b) (c) (d) remove the seat belt rub the stomach drink lots of water stand up and expel some wind

(i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) (i), (ii) & (iii) only (i), (ii) & (iv) only (ii), (iii) & (iv) only

HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS RECENT FEEDBACK - ANSWERS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. (d) (b) (a) (d) (c) (a) (b) (c)