Health

Question 1

What is hypoxia?

Answer 1

Insufficient supply of oxygen to the body cells

Question 2

What are the four types of hypoxia?

Answer 2

Hypoxic hypoxia
Hypemic hypoxia
Histotoxic hypoxia
Stagnant hypoxia

Question 3

What is hypoxic hypoxia?

Answer 3

Insufficient supply of oxygen to the body as a whole. O2 molecules cannot pass through the respiratory system’s membranes

Question 4

What is hypemic hypoxia?

Answer 4

Inability of the blood to carry O2 molecules. Can be cause by insufficient blood, anemia, or CO poisoning

Question 5

What is histotoxic hypoxia?

Answer 5

Inability of the body’s cells to affectively use the O2 carried by the blood. This can be caused by drugs or alcohol

Question 6

What is stagnant hypoxia?

Answer 6

Caused by the blood not flowing to a body tissue. Can be caused by heart problems, excessive acceleration (G’s), shock, or a constricted blood vessel

Question 7

What is hyperventilation?

Answer 7

A condition that occurs when excessive CO2 is removed from the body as a result of breathing too rapidly. Symptoms are similar to hypoxia.