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What is a one word summarization for homeostasis?
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balance
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What are three things stress affects?
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psychological, behavior, and immune system
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Name two stress hormones and their functions:
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Adrenalin: heart rate, blood pressure
Cortisol: glucose up |
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Long term stress effects growth/reproduction by interrupting:
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growth and bone/calcium cycle
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What two things help cope with stress?
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Friends / Socialization
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Most sleeping meds contain ?
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antihistamines
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Most decongestants contain ?
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pseudophedrine
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Caffeine activates the blank nervous system and is a blank
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sympathetic
diuretic |
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Hypoglycemia is another word for?
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low blood sugar
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Nicotine is a stimulant. T/F?
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True
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What FAR says pilots can't drink within _ hours? or 0.__ BAC
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91.17, 8 hours, 0.04
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Define conduction
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heat transferred by touch
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Define convection
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heat transferred through a medium, such as liquid or gas
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Define evaporation
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liquid going to a gas (like sweat)
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What are two things in body's temperature control system?
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vascular system and sweat
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The body's thermostat located in the ?
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hypothalamus
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Heat stroke is temp up to ?, beyond that, it is heat ?
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105 F, stroke
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What do the letters in COLD stand for?
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C- cleanliness
O- overheating L- Layers D- Dry |
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Define stages 1 and 2 of sleep
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Stage 1 - semi conscious stage, drowsy
Stage 2 - Gateway sleep, brain activity decreased |
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Define stage 3 and 4 of sleep
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Stage 3- continued slowing of respiration and pulse, "delta sleep"
Stage 4- deep sleep. Delta brain activity. Longest period, important for quality sleep |
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Define REM sleep
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rapid eye movement, around 60 minutes into sleep; dream stage
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Ideal nap length?
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45 minutes
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Circadian rhythm is regulated by the ?
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SCN in the hypothalamus
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Most common sign you are losing SA?
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feeling behind the aircraft
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Define the DECIDE model to prevent losing SA?
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D- Detect that a change has occurred
E- Estimate significance of change C- Choose safe outcome I- Identify pkausible actions and their risks D- Do the best option E- Evaluate effect of the action |
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What is MEDLINK?
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hospital based medical advisory service advisory service, it's a link between doctors and pilots
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What is in the onboard medical kit? Who can release it?
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Drugs, Captain
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What is in the first aid kits?
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Bandages
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In survival, what does STOP stand for?
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Stop, Think, Observe, Plan
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Humans can live _ days without water, _ days without food?
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3, and 30
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Besides assisting GI tract, fiber controls ?
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cholesterol
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What form is the application for Airman medical?
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FAA Form 8500-8
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What is a limitation? re med certs
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restriction or limit associated with an acceptable condition (corrective lens)
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Define a SODA
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Statement of Demonstrated Ability
for a disqualifying condition that is static or non progressive, who has been found capable... Like if you had one eye |
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After DUI, must send notification within __ days of ?
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60, conviction
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