Susan passes a bit of urine each time she coughs or sneezes. This condition is known as
A) a urinary tract infection.
B) urinary incontinence.
C) urinary overload.
D) bladder failure.
Pauline is 73 years old and has to urinate almost twice as often as she did when she was younger. What age-related change contributes to this?
A) Increased filtration of blood by the kidneys
B) Constriction of the uterus
C) Decreased bladder capacity
D) Decreased kidney size
Which of the following describes a facial change related to aging?
A) The eyes appear more pronounced.
B) The earlobes shrink as a result of redistributed fatty deposits.
C) The nose becomes longer.
D) The lips flatten.
Mattie sustained a wrist fracture because of weakened, porous bones. She has the disease known as
A) osteoarthritis.
B) rheumatoid arthritis.
C) osteoporosis.
D) fibromyalgia.
Martha, who has just turned 90, has been experiencing some respiratory distress. Her doctor has told her that she has a cluster of abnormal cells in her left lung. Since she has never smoked, she asks her doctor what might have caused the abnormal cells. In response, her doctor explains that the number of body cells experiencing abnormalities increases as we age. This explanation reflects which theory of aging?
A) Autoimmune
B) Cellular
C) Genetic mutation
D) Wear-and-tear
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