AE Flashcards
Er episodic memory short-term eða long-term memory?
long term
Hvað er TUC í 35,000 ft?
30-60 sec
Hvað er presbyacusis?
Hearing loss due to age
Hvað er Myopia?
Nærsýni
Narrow runway, hvernig gætir þú misséð og lent?
flat, short.
Í hvaða dB eru sársaukamörk hljóðs?
140 dB
Hvernig breytist partial oxygen pressure með hæð?
identical decrease as with atmospheric pressure
Er þetta synergistic: “Decision taken by the captain but prepared by the crew”
já
small sacs located in the vestibule are chalk like crystals called ____.
otoliths.
Hvaða lögmál lýsir því hvernig þrýstingur minnkar með hæð?
Boyle’s law
Lögmál hvers á við um Hypoxiu?
Dalton
Hvernig breytist öndun við aukningu carbon dioxide?
shortness of breath
Presbyacusis; loss of lower or higher tones?
higher
Maximum cosmic radiation you can be exposed to is __ millisieverts
20
Hypoxia affects rods or cones more?
Rods
Getur þú fengið visual disturbances í hyperventilation?
já
Getur þú fengið visual disturbances í hypertension?
nei
Otoliths in the inner ear are sensitive to..
linear acceleration and gravity
Er headache a symptom of Hypoxia?
já
Breathing 100% oxygen at 38,000 ft is the same as breathing ambient air at __ ft.
8,000
Með því að pressuriza cabin, hvað ertu að ná miklu oxygen saturation in blood (%)?
90%
An active error is produced by the…
operator
Positive linear acceleration while flying will cause you to feel like..
you are pitching up
Time of useful consciousness at 20,000 ft is..
30 minutes (5 min if the person is moderately active)
Can a pressurised cabin prevent coronary disease?
yes
Hypoxia is caused by reduced..
partial oxygen pressure in the lung.
TUC at 30,000 ft is..
1-2 min
____ fatigue generally has psychological roots.
Acute
Hypoxia can affect night vision at ___ ft.
5000
Illutions of interpretation (cognative) are associated with the task of mental ____ of the environment
construction
The vestibular system is composed of a s___, an u____ and three ____.
saccule, utricle, semicircular canals
Alcohol can contribute to
a) irritation of the inner ear
b) promotion of barotrauma
a) irritation of the inner ear
Hvernig reiknar þú út í hvaða hæð eitthvað hefur bólgnað út x mikið í volume?
Þú færð vanalega t.d. 8x meira volume.. þá bara tekur þú 1013/8=126 hpa. Svo bara breytir þú hpa í FL.
Hvaða tíðnisvið heyrir maðurinn?
20 Hz - 20 kHz
Í hvíld dælir hjartað _ lítrum á mínútu
5
The critical threshold is at ___ ft.
20,000
Hvaða sjúkdómar geta fylgt contaminated water?
Typhoid, cholera, dysentery
The needs of an individual lead to a change in the individuals motivation and consiquently to an adaption of the ____.
behavior
Human error rate on a simple repetative task is ___ and with practice ____.
1/100, 1/1000
Which scanning technique is good for flying at night?
Look to the side (10°-15°) of the object
Negative radial acceleration affects sitting pilot with inertia along the vertical/lateral body downwards/upwards
vertical, upwards
Hvernig reiknar þú BMI?
Mass / height^2
Hvað er normal BMI fyrir karl og konu?
Karl: 18,5 - 24,9
Kona: 17,5 - 23,9
Hvenær er einstaklingur orðinn ekki bara overweight heldur obese (karl og kona)?
Karl: 30
Kona: 29
Hvaða er carbon dioxide mikið hlutfall andrúmsloftsins?
0,03%
Hvað er rare gas mikið hlutfall andrúmsloftsins?
0,92%
Information stays in the short-term memory for how long?
20 seconds
Atmospheric pressure reduces with heigh linearly/exponentially
exponentially
1 klst í svefn gefur þér _ credits.
2
Hvaða þrír hlutar eru mikilvægastir í heilanum?
Brain stem, cerebellum og cerebrum
Can organisational threats be controlled?
yes
From which altitude can you suffer hypoxia?
6000 ft
TUC at 35,000 ft
30-60 sec
The optic system of the eye consists of what three things?
The cornea, lens and vitreous humor.
Episodic memory is memory of a) experienced events b) events
a) experienced events
Hvaða phases eru í GAS?
Alarm -> Resistance -> Exhaustion
Does severity of hypoxia depend among other on “rate of decompression”
já
Hvað er angina?
Narrowing/obstruction of the coronary artery causing reduced oxygen supply to the heart
Hvað af þessu myndi teljast conductive hearing loss?
a) damage to ossicles
b) obstruction in the outer ear
c) damage to auditory nerve
d) ruptured tympanic membrane
allt nema damage to auditory nerve
Ef þú flýgur “with a cold” þá eru meiri líkur á barotrauma en er það í klifri eða descent?
bæði
Hypoxia er
a) too low C02
b) Oxygen deficiency
b) Oxygen deficiency
Is breathlessness a symptom of hyperventilation
já, ótrúlegt en satt.
The ability of the lense to change it’s shape is called
a) Adaption
b) Accomodation
b) Accomodation
You approach an airfield VFR following procedure, you encounter a new and unexpected problem, you show
a) skill based behaviour
b) rule and skill based behaviour
a) skill based behaviour
það er samt mikið kvartað yfir þessari.
The basis of all perceptions is the intensity of the ___.
stimuli.
Adaption is
a) Change of the diameter of the pupil
b) Adjustment of the eyes to high or low levels of illumination
b) Adjustment of the eyes to high or low levels of illumination
The basic concept of the TEM is threats, errors and ____.
undesirable aircraft states.
The critical value of partial oxygen pressure is __ mmHg
55
When spinning an aircraft, the predominating type of acceleration will be ____ acceleration.
angular
Blood consists of _% blood cells and _% blood plasma
45%, 55%
When at rest the normal rate of breathing is _ to _ cycles a minute
12-20
How much of our knowledge is aquired through sight?
75%
Hvað kallast það ef þú ert með “a mis-shaped cornea”?
Astigmatism
Altitude hypoxia should not occur under ___ ft.
3000
Professional language, does it have a limited vocabulary?
yes
The human vestibular system performs spatial orientation by measuring ___ and ___ acceleration within the inner ear
linear, radial
We can listen for __ words per minute and speak __ words per minute.
500, 125
Which part of the body acts as a reflex centre for the co-ordination of equilibrium?
The cerebellum
Semantic memory, it is the meaning of words eða memory of events?
meaning of words. More accurate than episodic memory.
Hvað heitir það sem stýrir stærð pupils?
Iris
True or false; The ozone layer absorbs UVB better than UVA.
True
Decreased/Increased carbon dioxide causes shortness of breath.
Increased
What controls the rate of breathing? ___ cells in the brain
receptor
Vision of terrain relief is based on ___ vision.
binocular.
Lung volume er __ lítrar
1.2
Hvað er “adaption”?
adjustment of eyes to high or low level of illumination
Roll change is sensed by the ___.
semicircular canals.
TUC við 25,000 ft
3-5 mín
Hypoclycaemia can be caused by
a) Excessive sugar in the blood
b) not eating regularly / fasting
b) not eating regularly / fasting
Er carbon monoxide poisoning að hafa áhrif á sjón?
já