Human Factors
13 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.
Linear Acceleration can occur in any change of direction without change in speed - for example, when executing a turn or when pulling out of a dive.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 2.
Which of your body’s systems is most affected by G forces?
- A.
Gastrointestinal System
- B.
Metabolic System
- C.
Circulatory System
- D.
Applied Multidimensional System
Correct Answer
C. Circulatory System -
- 3.
Negative G forces are very uncomfortable. What is the normal limit for most people?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- E.
5
Correct Answer
C. 3 -
- 4.
REM sleep starts 60 min after you sleep, and its cycle repeats every _____ min.
- A.
90
- B.
60
- C.
5
- D.
120
Correct Answer
A. 90 -
- 5.
_____ insomnia results from longer lasting stress (your company might be sold) or illness (a bad flu). This type of insomnia usually disappears in a few days, and the sleep cycle returns to normal.
- A.
Transient
- B.
Acute
- C.
Chronic
Correct Answer
B. Acute -
- 6.
Studies have shown that if you take a person and put him or her completely out of touch with any outside source of light or time, the body's rhythms settle around a cycle of about ______ hours.
- A.
27-28
- B.
24
- C.
20-21
- D.
25-26
Correct Answer
D. 25-26 -
- 7.
______ lets a gas move from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure.
- A.
Barometric Pressure
- B.
Diffusion
- C.
Convection
- D.
Nitrogen
Correct Answer
B. Diffusion -
- 8.
More than ___ percent of aviation accidents and incidents are in some way related to human factors.
- A.
10
- B.
20
- C.
50
- D.
70
Correct Answer
D. 70 -
- 9.
When considering the abnormal body, we usually think of _______, which is the medical term referring to anything that is not normal.
- A.
Pathology
- B.
Inflammation
- C.
Depression
- D.
Anatomical
Correct Answer
A. Pathology -
- 10.
The most common general pathology is inflammation and is identified with the body part which is inflamed and ends with _____.
- A.
Ache
- B.
Tion
- C.
Itis
- D.
Etes
Correct Answer
C. Itis -
- 11.
The ______ contains much of our "gray matter," or thinking cells.
- A.
Hypothalamus
- B.
Hindbrain
- C.
Midbrain
- D.
Forebrain
Correct Answer
D. Forebrain -
- 12.
In addition to supplying the needs of the body, the _________ system allows us to participate in life's activities. It's what allows us to fly airplanes.
- A.
Circulatory
- B.
Musculoskeletal
- C.
Peripheral Nervous
- D.
Gastrointestinal
Correct Answer
B. Musculoskeletal -
- 13.
The organ carrying most of the workload is the ____, located in the upper right hand corner of the abdomen, partially under the lower rib cage.
- A.
Heart
- B.
Brain
- C.
Liver
- D.
Gallbladder
- E.
Kidneys
Correct Answer
C. Liver -
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