What is a centenarian, and what have studies found about centenarians and their lives?
What will be an ideal response?
Older people often have more problems seeing under low lighting conditions. This is most likely due to a/an:
A) inability to modify the opening of the pupil.
B) a slower shift from rods to cones.
C) increased supply of oxygen to the retina.
D) discoloration of the lens of the eye.
Identify the main reason the older population is growing.
What will be an ideal response?
Slower reaction time with aging is most likely due to:
A) slower response of neurotransmitters.
B) a rapid accumulation of lipofuscin in the brain.
C) a loss of brain mass.
D) anxiety about test taking.
The most important treatment for arthritis is to limit any physical activity.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Explain the concept of the active aging framework.
What will be an ideal response?
The major change in liver functioning with age is that:
A) the liver increases in size.
B) alcohol has less harmful affects than in younger people.
C) jaundice occurs at about the same rate as in younger people.
D) metabolism of medications by the liver declines.
For drivers aged 65 to 74, motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury-related deaths.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Females born in the U.S. in 2008 can expect to reach ________ years.
Fill in the blanks with correct word
The gastrointestinal system changes in the following way with aging:
A) secretion of stomach digestive juices decreases.
B) more enzymes are produced in the small intestine.
C) constipation does not afflict most older people.
D) food is passed through the stomach and intestines more rapidly.
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