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Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB Test 4 Questions
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no breathing - ANSWER ✔✔-apnea
bluish discoloration of the skin - ANSWER ✔✔-cyanosis
the process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower
concentration - ANSWER ✔✔-diffusion
difficult and labored breathing; shortness of breath - ANSWER ✔✔-dyspnea
a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body - ANSWER ✔✔-hypoxia
situated or extending between the ribs - ANSWER ✔✔-intercostals
increased work of breathing; a sensation of shortness of breath - ANSWER ✔✔-respiratory distress
the reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is not sufficient to support life - ANSWER
✔✔-respiratory failure
pulling in the skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing - ANSWER ✔✔-retractions
active process in which the muscles of the rib cage and the diaphragm contract - ANSWER ✔✔-inhalation
passive process during which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax - ANSWER ✔✔-exhalation
classified as adequate or inadequate - ANSWER ✔✔-breathing
detect increasing levels of carbon dioxide as well as low levels of oxygen - ANSWER ✔✔-chemoreceptors
process of inhaling and exhaling - ANSWER ✔✔-ventilation
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refers to the exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood and between the blood and the cells -
ANSWER ✔✔-respiration
exchange of gases between alveoli and blood - ANSWER ✔✔-external respiration
exchange of gases between blood and the cells - ANSWER ✔✔-internal respiration
what are the 15 anatomic landmarks - ANSWER ✔✔-pharynx
trachea
suprasternal notch
costal angle
vertebra prominence
clavicles
xyphoid process
intercostal space
mid sternal line
right and left mid clavicular lines
right and left anterior axillary lines
right and left mid axillary lines
right and left posterior axillary lines
vertebral line
right and left scapular lines
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Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB Test 4 Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
no breathing - ANSWER ✔✔-apnea
bluish discoloration of the skin - ANSWER ✔✔-cyanosis
the process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower
concentration - ANSWER ✔✔-diffusion
difficult and labored breathing; shortness of breath - ANSWER ✔✔-dyspnea
a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body - ANSWER ✔✔-hypoxia
situated or extending between the ribs - ANSWER ✔✔-intercostals
increased work of breathing; a sensation of shortness of breath - ANSWER ✔✔-respiratory distress
the reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is not sufficient to support life - ANSWER
✔✔-respiratory failure
pulling in the skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing - ANSWER ✔✔-retractions
active process in which the muscles of the rib cage and the diaphragm contract - ANSWER ✔✔-inhalation
passive process during which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax - ANSWER ✔✔-exhalation
classified as adequate or inadequate - ANSWER ✔✔-breathing
detect increasing levels of carbon dioxide as well as low levels of oxygen - ANSWER ✔✔-chemoreceptors
process of inhaling and exhaling - ANSWER ✔✔-ventilation
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refers to the exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood and between the blood and the cells -
ANSWER ✔✔-respiration
exchange of gases between alveoli and blood - ANSWER ✔✔-external respiration
exchange of gases between blood and the cells - ANSWER ✔✔-internal respiration
what are the 15 anatomic landmarks - ANSWER ✔✔-pharynx
trachea
suprasternal notch
costal angle
vertebra prominence
clavicles
xyphoid process
intercostal space
mid sternal line
right and left mid clavicular lines
right and left anterior axillary lines
right and left mid axillary lines
right and left posterior axillary lines
vertebral line
right and left scapular lines
Created By Grace Amelia 2025: All Rights Reserved.
