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Who established the mission of the Air Force Medical Service?

Air Force Surgeon General

Ensuring medically fit forces, providing expeditionary medics, and improving the health of all we serve to meet our nation's needs is best described as a part of the Air Force Medical Service's...

mission

The prevent illness and injury effect can best be described as..

health service support in Garrison or deployed environments

Which Air Force Medical Service effects include identifying, assessing, and controlling health hazards?

Prevent illness and injury

Optimizing force health and warfighter performance is best described as a part of the Aerospace & Operational Medicine Enterprise's...

Mission

All aerospace medicine squadron (AMDS) members working together to accomplish the mission best describes..

the team aerospace concept

The team aerospace concept is best illustrated by members of..

public health and BE working together to prevent and manage occupational injuries

Which of the following examples best illustrates the team aerospace concept?

Public health (PH) and bioenvironmental engineering (BE) team members working together to investigate a possible waterborne illness.

Providing health risk assessment capability to enhance a commanders decision making is part of the bioenvironmental engineering (BE)...

Mission

Which example best describes the bioenvironmental engineering (BE) primary capability of conducting predictive exposure assessments?

Use occupational and environmental health (OEH) data for predicting potential exposures

Which agencies would bioenvironmental engineering interface with to correct a drinking water standard violation?

Civil engineering and the Environmental Protection Agency

Which agency would you consult for assistance when interpreting an Air Force Medical Support Agency policy?

The major command's (MAJCOM) bioenvironmental engineering

Which forum meets once per month to review, discuss, and approve issues such as industrial hygiene recommendations?

Occupational and Environmental Health Working Group (OEHWG)

If your responsibilities at a deployed location include performing vulnerability assessments, health hazard surveillance, and drinking water sampling, then you are a member of the...

Preventative and aerospace medicine (PAM) team

If you are deployed following a radiological incident and asked to identify the radiological environment along with providing recommendations for protective actions then you are a member of the..

Air Force Radiation Assessment Team (AFRAT)

If you are deployed for the purpose of identifying the radiological environment and recommend protective actions to insure the health and safety of personnel and the surrounding community following radiological incidents, then you are a member of which unit type code (UTC)?

Air Force Radiation Assessment Team (AFRAT)

What change in the physical state occurs when sufficient heat is applied to a liquid?

Turns to gas

Which of the physical states of matter lacks both volume and shape?

Gas only

If matter is uniform in composition and properties then it is considered to be...

Homogeneous

Which example best describes a solution?

a. Methane gas combined with carbon dioxide gas

b. Ethyl alcohol dissolved in water

c. Beaker of sodium hydroxide

d. Container of argon gas

Ethyl alcohol dissolved in water

The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is equal to the...

Atomic number

The mass of an atom is equal to the sum of the number of..

Protons and neutrons

Where are the noble gases located within the periodic table?

Far right column

Due to their high reactivity, what commonly combines with organic compounds to form dangerous chemicals that can be toxic and to humans?

Halogens

Elements form compounds in an attempt to...

Become more stable

A cation had a positive charge because the atom has..

More protons than electrons

It is important to understand the chemical relationships that place compounds into distinct groups so you can more easily determine the..

Hazards of the compounds

If 50 grams of sodium chloride dissolves in enough water to make 500 grams of solution, what is the percent by mass?

10 percent

A solution with a potential of hydrogen (pH) of 3 is considered...

Acidic

What type of solution contains large amounts of both a weak acid and its conjugate base so that it resists change in its potential of hydrogen (pH) level?

Buffer

What is the molecular weight of a substance based on one mole?

6.022 x 10^23

Gas-Lussac's law states that at a constant volume the pressure of a fixed mass of a given gas is directly proportional to the temperature (in Kelvin); therefore, as pressure..

increases, temperature increases

The purpose of the new plasma membrane within a cell is to..

Separate and protect a cell from its surrounding environment

The part of the cell which houses the functions for cell expansion, growth, and replication carried out is known as the...

Cytoplasm

The types of cells that are most affected by exposure to ionizing radiation are those that..

Reproduce rapidly

Which type of tissue is tightly packed together and serves as an interface tissue?

Epithelial

Which type of tissue is highly cellular and well supplied with blood vessels?

Muscle

Which type of tissue is responsible for coordinating and controlling many body activities?

Nervous

Considered the innermost layer of the eye, the membrane upon which images are received is known as the..

Retina

Ultraviolet radiation can create a photochemical reaction in the very outside layer of the eye, killing the cells there. What best describes a potential effect of overexposure?

Sunburned eyeballs

The Eustachian tube is critical to the functioning of the ear because it..

Provides a means of equalizing pressure

The organ of Corti is critical to the functioning of the ear because it..

Serves as a receptor for hearing

Nearly every known variety of germs are prevented from passing through the skins surface due to the..

Overlapping arrangements of epidermal cells

When the skin gets cold, heat gets conserved when the body...

constricts capillaries to let warm blood near the skins surface due

The main function of bones within the human body is to provide..

A framework that supports and protects the soft organs of the body

The function of the red marrow of the bones is to form..

Red and white blood cells and blood platelets

The most radiation-sensitive cells in the body are in the bone marrow; as a result, when they are exposed to intense irradiation..,

Normal replacement of circulating blood cells in impaired

The muscular system is comprised of specialized cells called muscle fibers with the chief function of..

Contractability

Smooth muscle..

contracts slowly and rhythmically

What two major body systems work together to allow the body to regulate and maintain homeostasis?

Nervous and endocrine

Within the nervous system, highly specialized nerve cells that function by conducting nerve impulses are known as..

Neurons

What is the main function of the central nervous system?

Serves as the major signal receptor and integration site

While central nervous system stimulants excite acetylcholine production, cholinesterase approximately neutralizes this effect; however, a nerve agent stimulant that inhibits cholinesterase is known as...

Organophosphate

What two major body systems work together in the regulation of body activities?

Nervous and endocrine

Which is considered the master gland because of the effect it has on other glands?

Pituitary

The alpha cells in the pancreatic islets secrete the hormone glucagon in response to a..

Low concentration of glucose in the blood

If the heart is the organ that keeps the blood moving through the vessels, what is the transport medium?

Blood

The primary function of capillaries within the cardiovascular system is to...

Facilitate the exchange of materials between the blood and tissue cells

Because the walls of veins are thinner and less rigid than arteries, veins can..

Hold more blood

When fluid is prevented from returning to the capillaries and accumulates in the tissue spaces, what is the result?

Edema

Which condition best illustrates an exaggerated immune response?

Hypersensitivity

What is the primary function of mature lymphocytes within the lymphatic system?

Defense against disease

What two systems work together to supply oxygen and remove waste products from the body?

Circulatory and respiratory systems

What body system is considered the major entry mode for toxic substances?

Respiratory

Within the digestive system, food is broken down until the molecules are small enough to be absorbed and waste products are..

Eliminated

One of the functions of the urinary system is to..

Maintain normal potential of hydrogen (pH) levels within the blood

If toxic substances such as heavy metals or halogenated hydrocarbons are not filtered out of the body and become concentrated, damage can be caused to the...

Kidneys

What is a possible effect on the reproductive systems of overexposure to ionizing radiation?

Genetic mutations

A material that produces a mutation is known as a mutagen; if the mutation occurs in a germ cell, then the effect..

Is passed on to the next generation

What term describes the probability a substance will cause harm under specific conditions during use?

Risk

The dose-relationship illustrates the correlation between the..

Amount of exposure and the resulting effect

The amount of a chemical dose delivered to an organ is critical in defining its..

Toxicity

Inhaling high levels of carbon monoxide in a short period of time would be classified as..

An acute exposure

If an organism displays more adverse effects to the same dosage of a chemical over time, then the organism has become..

Sensitized

Toxicity testing on a uniform group of rats results in 40 percent deaths when they receive a 10 mg/kg oral dose of a substance. The 10 mg/kg is called the..

LD40

If you are assessing a shop where workers are exposed to potentially hazardous vapors, then which hazard would you be most concerned with identifying?

Inhalation

If you are assessing a shop where your main concern is the entry of chemicals through the skin, which hazard are you mainly concerned with identifying?

Absorption

Toxic substances that are ingested are generally less harmful than when exposure occurs through other routes due to the..

Alkaline medium of pancreatic juices in the small intestines

How does the action of a primary irritant differ from that of a secondary irritant?

Primary irritants exert little or no system toxic action

Which statement best describes the effects of a chemical asphyxiate on the body?

a. Inflammation of mucous membranes of the respiratory tract

b. Destruction of tissue due to contact with material

c. Reduction of the body's capacity to use oxygen

d. Depression of the central nervous system

Reduction of the body's capacity to use oxygen

Which example best describes a chemical that would be classified as central nervous system depressant?

Ethyl ether

3 multiple choice options

Which example best describes a material capable of producing lung tissue damage?

Asbestos

3 multiple choice options

A chemical with a boiling point near or below 25 degrees Celsius can be considered a..

gas

What is the primary difference between mists and fogs?

Size

Which example best describes how fumes are formed?

a. Incomplete combustion of substances containing carbon

b. Vapor condenses to a tiny solid particle suspended in air

c. Incomplete combustion of substances containing oxygen

d. Liquid condenses to a tiny solid particle suspended in air

Vapor condenses to a tiny solid particle suspended in air

Of the solid aerosols, which group has the greatest variety of materials, sizes, shapes, and toxic effects?

Dusts

What effect does carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have on regulating global temperature?

Absorbs infrared heat, preventing temperature increase

Water starts its course through the hydrologic cycle when the Sun shines on moist lands and bodies of water, causing..

Evaporation

The Earth's crust is comprised of natural chemicals called minerals, each of which are composed of different elements; within the rocks of the crust, the most abundant element is...

Oxygen

Which statement best describes an autotrophic organism?

a. Classified by their type of respiration

b. May be further categorized as phototrophs or saprotrophs

c. Employ already formed organic compounds as a basis for food

d. Self-nourishing organisms manufacture their own food entirely

Self-nourishing organisms manufacture their own food entirely

What is the controlling factor for growth and production of living organisms?

Nutritional value of food

Decomposition provides nutrition for plants and modified the Earth's surface by...

Producing nutrient-rich soil

What step in the exposure pathway links the release of a chemical from a source and its contact with a receptor at the exposure point?

Environmental fate and transport

When assessing a site, what transport and fate mechanism addresses the normal migration or movement of a contaminant through a medium?

Advection/Convection

Which best illustrates an example of the fate and transport mechanism attenuation?

a. Biodegradation

b. Soil gas migration

c. Erosion via wind or water

d. Impingement with soil particles

Biodegradation

The vapor pressure of a contaminant can essentially determine how..

Rapidly the contaminant will evaporate in the air

What two factors influence the direction and extent of contaminant transport in groundwater?

Groundwater hydrology and geologic composition

The access of a chemical to the lungs depends foremost on its physical state; for particulates, penetration depends on..

Size

Which example best illustrates a short-term effect of air pollution?

a. Gastrointestinal upset

tb. Nervous system damage

c. Chronic respiratory disease

d. Irritation to eyes, nose, and throat

Irritation to eyes, nose, and throat

Who is responsible for providing guidance so the work place will be in compliance with the substance specific standard?

Bioenvironmental Engineering (BE)