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Queslion 156 (in dalabase)
If during a spin recovery your sensory informalion is confused you should rely on the most
dependable sense, which is:
a) the semi-circular canals.
b) skeleto-muscular sensation.
c) somatosensory information.
d) the eye.
The correct answer is d.

Question 142 (in database)

If a pilofs body is short of oxygen, he will suffer from:
a) Hyperventilation .
b) Anoxia.
c) Hypsigiena.
d) Hypoxia.
iThe correct answer is d.
Question 153 (in dalabase)
Carbon monoxide leaking from the exhaust system into an aircraft's cabin heating system is
most easily deteclable by:
a) a carbon monoxide detector card.
b) its odou r.
c) its colour.
d) both b) & c)
The correct answer is a.

Question 64 (in dalabase)

Complete the following slatement. Brain cells tha t have been deprived of oxygen will start to die
in:
a) 2 seconds.
b) 2 minutes.
cl 'h hour.
d) 2 hours.
The correct answer is b.

Question 152 (in database)

The red haemoglobin cells in blood are more readily attracted to which of the following gases?
a) Oxygen.
b) Carbon dioxide.
c) Carbon monoxide.
d) Nitrogen.
The correct answer is c.
Question 70 (in database)
Which organ controls all other bodily functions?
a) The heart.
b) The brain.
cl The lungs .
d) The spinal cord.
The correct answer is b.
Question 65 (in database)
After donating blood, what is the minimum time a pilot should wait before flying ?
a) 2 hours.
b) 12 hours.
c) 24 hours.
d) 48 hours.
The correct answer is c.
Question 72 (in database)
Which of the following sequences best describes the order of the flow of blood in the Circulatory
System?
a) Heart, aorta, arteries, capillaries, veins, heart, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, heart
b) Heart, aorta, arteries, capillaries, veins, heart, pulmonary vein, lungs, pulmonary artery, heart
c) Heart, aorta, lungs, pulmonary artery, arteries, capillaries, veins, heart, pulmonary vein, heart
d) Heart, aorta, arteries, capillaries, veins, capillaries, arteries, lungs, heart.
The correct answer is a.

Question 149 (in database)

At low altitudes if your passenger started to breathe abnormally and display some of the signs of
hypoxia, he is probably suffering from:
a) Hyperventilation.
b) Motion sickness.
cl Carbon monoxide poisoning.
d) Hypothermia.
The oorrect answer is a.
Question 67 (in database)
Enter into the following statement the most correct pair of figures from the options below. The
maximum recommended levels of alcohol consumption per week are
for men, and
____ for women.
a) 21 units

14 units

b) 14 units

21 units

c) 3 units

7 units

d) 7 units
3 units
e correct answer is a.
Question 69 (in database)
Which body system is responsible for distributing oxygen around the body?
a) The Nervous System .
b) The Respiratory System.
c) The Circulatory System.
d) The Oxidation System.

The correct answer is c.

Question 144 (in database)
Suffering from the "bends" is a result of which gas coming out of solution from the blood?
a) Carbon dioxide.
b) Carbon monoxide.
c) Oxygen .
d) Nitrogen.
The correct answer is d.

Question 73 (in database)

The pulse is generated by the contraction of which heart chamber?
a) Left Ventricle.
b) Left Auricle.
cl Right Ventricle.
d) Right Auricle.
The correct answer is a.
Question 60 (in database)
Which of the following gases regulates the rate and depth of breathing, depending on the levels
at which the gas is present in the blood?
a) Oxygen.
b) Nitrogen.
c) Carbon Dioxide .
d) Carbon Monoxide.
The correct answer is c.
Question 166 (in database)
A pilot may experience the bends at cabin altitudes as low as 6000 ft. If a pilot has been scuba
diving breathing compressed air, he is advised not to fly within _ _ hours of diving to depths in
excess of 30 ft, or within _ _ hours of diving to depths shallower than 30 ft.

a)2412

b)2010
c) 36 24
d) 48 24
The correct answer is a.
Question 139 (in database )
A healthy pilot should be able to operate normally without supplementary oxygen up to what
altitude?
a) 8000 ft
b) 9000 ft

c) 10,000 ft
d) 12,000 ft
The correct answer is c.

Question 68 (in database)

Complete the following statement. Blood pressure may be too high due to:
a) age.
b) stress.
c) smoking.
d) all of the above.
The correct answer is d.
Question 61 (in database)
Complete the following statement. When a person is experiencing stress or fear, adrenaline is
released into the blood stream causing immediate:
a) fatigue.
b) loss of consciousness.

c) decrease in the pulse-rate.

d) increase in the pulse-rate.
The correct answer is d.
Question 150 (in database)
You have two passengers in your unpressurised aircraft and at an altitude of 8000 feet one of
them displays symptoms of hypoxia but the other does not. The most likely reason for this is thatl
the hypoxic passenger is probably:
a) suffering from a cold.
b) a smoker.
c) elderly.
d) pregnant.
The correct answer is b.
Question 62 (in database)
The blood carries 'iiini;;e-:::.:a'=O~"~O:.dthe body and removes ____ from the body with the
exchange occurring in the
a) Oxygen

Carbon Dioxide

b) Carbon Dioxide
c) Oxygen

Oxygen

Carbon Dioxide

d) Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
The correct answer is a.

Capillaries
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries

Question 157 (in database)

There is approxima tely one unit of alcohol in:
a) one pint of beer.
b) half a pint of beer, one glass of wine, or one pub" measure of spirits.

c) two pints of beer or a double Scotch.

d) a bottle of wine.

he correct answer is b .
Question 148 (in database)
Hyperventilation is a problem which:
a) does not affect healthy people.
b) only affects the elderly.
c) only occurs at altitudes higher than those at which normal light aircraft operations take place.
d) pilots should be familiar with, and know how to control.
iThe correct answer is d.
Question 143 (in database)
How long will it take the average body to eliminate the alcohol consumed in two pints of beer
from the blood stream?
a) 30 minutes.
b) One hour.
c) Two hours.
d) Four hours.
The correct answer is d.
Question 66 (in database)
Approximately how long does it take a person to dissipate one unit of alcohol from the blood?
a) y. hour.
b) 1 hour.
c) 2 hours.
d) 12 hours.
The correct answer is b.

Question 59 (in database)

Which part of the nervous system usually controls breathing?
a) The Central Nervous System.
b) The Peripheral Nervous System.
cl The Autonomic Nervous System.
dl All of the above.
The correct answer is c.
Question 154 (in database)
Which of the following is not a part of the human ear?
a) Tympanum.
b) Semi-circular canal.
c) Cornea.
d) Otoliths.
The correct answer is c.
Question 71 (in database)
Which gas, which is absorbed by the body during normal breathing, plays an important role in
decompression sickness?
a) Oxygen.
b) Carbon Dioxide.
c) Carbon Monoxide.
d) Nitrogen.
The correct answer is d.
Question 140 (in database)
Respiration is a spontaneous act regulated by:
a) atmospheric pressure.
b) the level of C02 in the blood .
c) the level of carbon monoxide in the blood.
d) the level of oxygen in the blood.
The correct answer is b.

Question 165 (in database)

Following a deep dive, a scuba diver ascending too rapidly to the surface may suffer from a
condition known as "decompression sickness" or the "bends", The same condition may occur in
a pilot who flies too high very soon atter scuba diving. Decompression sickness is caused by the
release of bubbles of which gas from the blood?
a) Carbon

Dio~ide .

b) Oxygen,
c) Water vapour.

d) Nitrogen,
The correct answer is d.

Question 63 (in database)

Enter into the following statement the most correct pair of gases from the options below.
than _ _ __
Haemoglobin in red blood cells is more readily attracted to
a) Nitrogen

Oxygen

b) Oxygen

Nitrogen

.c) Carbon Dioxide

Nitrogen

:d) Carbon Monoxide

Oxygen
correct answer is d.