Vocab

Question 1

Habituation

Answer 1

Prolonged stimulation leading to reduced sensory awareness

Question 2

Adaptation

Answer 2

Sensory response is modified as a result of continuous exposure to a situation

Question 3

Coriolis Illusion

Answer 3

Disorientation caused by an abrupt head movement at a rate of 3 degrees or more during a prolonged constant rate turn

Question 4

The leans

Answer 4

Sensation of no longer turning during a prolonged turn

Question 5

Speed of Accommodation

Answer 5

Diminishes as age increases, especially at night

Question 6

Presbycusis

Answer 6

Gradual hearing loss beginning in childhood

Question 7

Graveyard Spiral

Answer 7

Dangerous spiral dive caused by a lack of instrument training

Question 8

Cones

Answer 8

Located in the center of the retina, and used for day/high intensity light vision.

Question 9

Rods

Answer 9

Located in periphery of the retina. 10,000 times more sensitive to light

Question 10

Hypotension

Answer 10

Low blood pressure

Question 11

Fick’s Law

Answer 11

States that “the rate of gas diffusion through a tissue medium is proportional to the tissue area and the difference between the gas partial pressures on the two sides, and inversely proportional to the tissue thickness”

Question 12

Dalton’s law

Answer 12

States “the total pressure of the gas mixture is equal to the sum of its partial pressures”

Question 13

Henry’s Law

Answer 13

States “at equilibrium the amount of gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to the gas pressure”

Question 14

Boyle’s Law

Answer 14

States “providing the temperature is constant, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure”

Question 15

Eustachian tubes

Answer 15

Equalizes the pressure in the middle ear; connects ear with the back of the throat

Question 16

Presbyopia

Answer 16

Diminishing of the elasticity of the eye due to aging

Question 17

Endolymph

Answer 17

Fluid contained within the cochlea

Question 18

Glaucoma

Answer 18

Group of eye conditions that lead to damage of the optic nerve

Question 19

Somatogyral Illusion

Answer 19

The turning sensation experienced when returning to level flight after a prolonged turn

Question 20

Somatogravic Illusion

Answer 20

The illusion of tumbling backwards after an abrupt change from climbing to level flight

Question 21

Oculogravic Illusion

Answer 21

The sensation of upwards movement when the plane is accelerating in straight and level flight

Question 22

Hyperventilation

Answer 22

Increased rate in breathing when it is not necessary

Question 23

Cornea

Answer 23

Transparent part of the eye where most refraction occurs

Question 24

Fovea

Answer 24

Region on the retina composed of only cone nerve endings

Question 25

Retina

Answer 25

Layer of tissue in the eye responsible for converting focused light into signals to the brain

Question 26

Ischemia

Answer 26

Oxygen starvation, caused by insufficient blood to the heart muscle

Question 27

Angina Pectoris

Answer 27

Chest pain

Question 28

Sensori-neural deafness

Answer 28

Permanent damage to the cochlea caused by loud noises

Question 29

Arrythmia

Answer 29

Erratic Heartbeat

Question 30

Tympanic membrane

Answer 30

Eardrum

Question 31

Cochlea

Answer 31

Bone in the ear that contains the endolymph fluid

Question 32

Conductive Hearing Loss

Answer 32

Damage the middle ear caused by infection or trauma. Most cases can be fixed with surgery.