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AEROMED EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS Atmosphere - Def: Mixture of gases that surrounds earths surface. Troposphere - What is the domain of weather, winds, turbulence and convection called? Efficient, Deficient, and Space Equivalent zones - What are the 3 physiological zones of the atmo...

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AEROMED EXAM QUESTIONS
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Atmosphere - ✔✔Def: Mixture of gases that surrounds earths surface.


Troposphere - ✔✔What is the domain of weather, winds, turbulence and convection called?


Efficient, Deficient, and Space Equivalent zones - ✔✔What are the 3 physiological zones of the

atmosphere?


21% - ✔✔Oxygen makes up how much gas in the atmosphere?


Efficient Zone - Sea level to 10,000ft


Deficient zone - 10,000 ft to 50,000 ft


Space equivalent zone - 50,000 ft and above - ✔✔What are the 3 physiological zones of the atmosphere

and the altitudes associated with each?


78% Nitrogen


21% Oxygen


1% Other - ✔✔Composition of the Air


Plasma - ✔✔Fluid part of blood composed mainly of salt, water, and proteins


Red Blood Cells - ✔✔Transports approximately 98.5% of all Oxygen in the body


Respiration - ✔✔process by which a living organism exchanges gases with its environment




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, Active (inhalation) & Passive (Exhalation) Phases - ✔✔Respiration phases (2)


Indifferent, compensatory, disturbance, and critical - ✔✔4 stages of hypoxia (ICDC)


Histotoxic hypoxia - ✔✔results when there is interference with the use of oxygen by body tissue


Stagnant hypoxia - ✔✔reduced blood flow (pressure points)


Hypemic hypoxia - ✔✔inability of blood to accept oxygen in adequate amounts


Hypoxic hypoxia - ✔✔reduced blood flow in lungs (high altitude)


Hyperventilation - ✔✔excessive rate and depth of respiration leading to abnormal loss of CO2


Compensatory stage - ✔✔This stage of hypoxia is associated with altitudes of 10,000-15,000 feet


US Army Aeromedical Activity (AAMA) - ✔✔Reviews and recommends waivers to approval authority

for continued flight status of RA, AR, and NG soldiers


US Army Safety Center - ✔✔Investigates all Class A and select Class B accidents and writes safety policy

for the Army


US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL) - ✔✔Conducts research in the effects of

exogenous aeromedical factors in the aviation in the environment and the development of aviation life

support


US Army School of Aviation Medicine (USASAM) - ✔✔Conducts training for all rated and non rated

crew members


Flight Surgeon, Aeromedical PA, and Aeromedical Psychologist - ✔✔Members of the aviation medicine

health care team


Initial and Comprehensive - ✔✔Two broad categories of FDME




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