Age-Related Changes in Motor Units and Tremors

What is the name of the involuntary loss of weight mainly due to poor dietary food intake?

Which age-related change is characterized by decreased cerebral blood flow and energy metabolism?

Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries information to the central nervous system?

What is the major age-related physiological change in older people characterized by a decline in skeletal muscle mass?

Which factor is a common cause of fecal incontinence in institutionalized elderly individuals?

What is the definition of diarrhea?

Which physiological function does the sensory input of the nervous system serve?

What is the result of decreased synthesis and metabolism of major neurotransmitters in the nervous system?

What is a common cause of decreased food intake in geriatric patients over 85 years old?

What are some associated symptoms of diarrhea?

Which of the following is a normal physiologic change associated with aging of the integumentary system?

What is a common risk factor for pressure ulcers (decubitus ulcers)?

Which area is common for the development of pressure ulcers?

What percentage of hospitalized, ill elderly patients are affected by pressure ulcers?

What is the effect of decreased sweat production on temperature regulation in aging individuals?

What is the general effect of vascular insufficiency and decreased melanin production on hair in aging individuals?

What happens if pressure ulcers are not treated promptly?

Which of the following is NOT a physiological change associated with aging in the gastrointestinal system?

Which organ is responsible for supplying secretions contributing to the breakdown of food in the digestive process?

In which part of the digestive process does the transport of digested end products into blood and lymph occur?

What type of contractions are characteristic of smooth muscle in the digestive system?

Which part of the gastrointestinal tract is responsible for propulsion by peristalsis?

Which of the following is a major location of smooth muscle in the digestive system?

Which of the following is NOT an accessory digestive organ?

What is the main function of the pharynx in the digestive system?

Which age-related change is characterized by postural or kinetic tremors, rarely resting?

What is the main function of the integumentary system related to the low pH of skin secretions?

Which condition is characterized by opacity and clouding of the lens due to changes in lens proteins?

What contributes to the loss of strength in older adults due to age-related changes?

Which sensory system is affected by reduced function of the vestibular ocular reflex (VOR) leading to increased postural sway?

What contributes to complete blindness in diabetic retinopathy?

What is the primary reason for peripheral cyanosis?

Which intellectual ability typically peaks at age 30 and is well maintained until the 60s?

(1) Blood flows through arteries to capillaries of the skin. What results from increased blood flow with an increase in oxyhemoglobin to skin capillaries?

(2) Proprioceptive losses. (3) Loss of joint receptor sensitivity; losses in lower extremities, cervical joints may contribute to loss of balance. Which system do these changes primarily affect?