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MULTIPLE CHOICE
ANS: C
2. Which of the following measurements are most likely to have been obtained from an
unacclimatized person at an altitude of 20,000 feet?
a. Alveolar PO2 = 40 mm Hg; alveolar PCO2 = 24 mm Hg; arterial oxygen saturation
= 73%
b. Alveolar PO2 = 104 mm Hg; alveolar PCO2 40 = mm Hg; arterial oxygen
saturation = 97%
c. Alveolar PO2 = 80 mm Hg; alveolar PCO2 = 7 mm Hg; arterial oxygen saturation =
80%
d. Alveolar PO2 = 40mm Hg; alveolar PCO2 = 44 mm Hg; arterial oxygen saturation
= 60%
ANS: A
ANS: D
ANS: A
ANS: C
ANS: A
ANS: D
ANS: C
9. Which of the following statements concerning red blood cell production is false?
a. Red blood cell production increases during acclimatization to altitude.
b. Red blood cell production can occur in the spleen.
c. Red blood cell production depends on erythropoietin.
d. Red blood cell production is stimulated by an increase in carbon dioxide in arterial
blood.
ANS: D
10. Which of the following statements about acute mountain sickness (AMS) is false?
a. AMS should be treated as a medical emergency.
b. AMS is associated with by cerebral edema.
c. AMS is associated with pulmonary edema.
d. AMS can be treated by hypobaria.
ANS: D
ANS: C
ANS: D
ANS: A
14. A scuba diver 100 feet below the water surface is exposed to how many atmospheres
of pressure?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
ANS: C
15. How much denser is the air breathed from a scuba tank at a depth of 66 feet of sea
water than at sea level?
a. Same density
b. Twice as dense
c. Three times as dense
d. Four times as dense
e. Depends on amount of air left in scuba tank at that point
ANS: C
16. Compared with ordinary air, compressed air in a scuba tank filled to capacity has
a. The same gas composition
b. A greater percentage of oxygen
c. A greater percentage of nitrogen
d. Varying composition of oxygen and nitrogen, depending on the tank pressure
ANS: A
ANS: D
ANS: D
ANS: D
ANS: B
ANS: B
22. Which of the following tissue types are the fastest to absorb and release nitrogen?
a. Fat
b. Bone
c. Cartilage
d. Muscle
ANS: D