(4B, Ch26) Hot Yoga + Sports Diving Flashcards
In free diving: Lung volume decreases with ____ depth
increased
Upon return to the surface after a dive to 50 meters, who would be best served by exhaling air on the way up?
A. a free-diver who takes a breath before diving and holds it on the way down
B. someone who’s breathing compressed air
C. someone diving with a snorkel
D. all of the above
B. someone who’s breathing compressed air
Higher body fat = ____ decompression times to eliminate dissolved N2
longer
The work is _____ under thermo-neutral and hot conditions
the same
Return to the surface requires taking into account ____ in lung volume for scuba divers
increase
In a free dive at a depth of 10 meters, alveolar PO2 is _____ what it was at the surface.
A. The same as
B. Half what it was
C. Twice what it was
C. Twice what it was
_____ is time spent at maximum depth.
Bottom time
Does increased HR mean the person is working harder?
NO
Under high pressure, nitrogen dissolves in ____
tissues
Consider a person diving without compressed air or a snorkel. At a depth of 10 meters, pressure is ______ what it is at the water’s surface, and lung volume is about _________ what it would be at the surface.
twice; half
twice; twice
half; half
half; twice
twice; half
Which of these requires some sort of CO2 capture process?
A. Closed circuit breathing system
B. Open circuit breathing system
A. Closed circuit breathing system
Damage to the lung occurs when lung volume is _____ residual volume
compressed below
Long-term exposure to high PO2 can cause _____
tissue damage
swimming effort _____ O2 supply
depletes (decreases)
Possible hazards of diving (5)
- middle ear squeeze
- nitrogen narcosis
- rapid decompression
- air embolism
- pneumothorax
A diver can increase dive time by these strategies EXCEPT…
A. swimming vigorously to increase PvCO2
B. hyperventilating before the dive to decrease PaCO2
C. keeping activity to a minimum to avoid CO2 production
A. swimming vigorously to increase PvCO2
In a free dive at a depth of 10 meters, lung volume is _____ what it was at the surface.
A. The same as
B. Half what it was
C. Twice what it was
B. Half what it was
_____ is when a person takes a breath and submerges without a breathing device.
Free diving