NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN, HCB TEST 4 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024

NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN, HCB TEST 4
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2024
no breathing - ANSWER apnea
S S S S




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




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


on - ANSWER diffusion
S S S




difficult and labored breathing; shortness of breath - ANSWER dyspnea
S S S S S S S S S




a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body - ANSWER hypoxia
S S S S S S S S S S S S




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




increased work of breathing; a sensation of shortness of breath - ANSWER respiratory distress
S S S S S S S S S S S S S




the reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is not sufficient to support life -
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S


ANSWER respiratory failure
S S S




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




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




passive process during which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax - ANSWER exhalation
S S S S S S S S S S S S S




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

, detect increasing levels of carbon dioxide as well as low levels of oxygen - ANSWER chemoreceptors
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S




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




refers to the exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood and between the blood and the cells -
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S


ANSWER respiration
S S




exchange of gases between alveoli and blood - ANSWER external respiration
S S S S S S S S S S




exchange of gases between blood and the cells - ANSWER internal respiration
S S S S S S S S S S S




what are the 15 anatomic landmarks - ANSWER pharynx
S S S S S S S S




trachea

suprasternal notch S




costal angle S




vertebra prominence S S




clavicles S




xyphoid process S




intercostal space S




mid sternal line
S S




right and left mid clavicular lines
S S S S S S




right and left anterior axillary lines
S S S S S




right and left mid axillary lines
S S S S S S




right and left posterior axillary lines
S S S S S S




vertebral line S S




right and left scapular lines
S S S S




the rate of breathing or the depth of breathing (or both) falls outside normal ranges -
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S


ANSWER inadequate breathing
S S S