The Aging Process

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Which system experiences a decrease in elastin associated with wrinkling?

Respiratory system

Integumentary system (correct)

Muscular system

Digestive system

What happens to the hair as a person ages?

It becomes thicker and darker

It becomes shorter and straight

It becomes thinner and turns gray (correct)

It becomes longer and curly

Which glands in the skin decrease in number, causing the skin to dry?

Mucus glands

Salivary glands

Oil glands (correct)

Sweat glands

What is the term used to describe the accumulation of discoloration on the skin due to aging?

Hyperpigmentation Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the elasticity of the eyelids as a person ages?

It decreases Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common effect of aging on the integumentary system?

Decreased photoprotection Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the redistribution of adipose tissue to the waist line and hip?

Subcutaneous tissue loss Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a consequence of decreased blood flow and thinner skin in older adults?

Increased probability of pressure ulcers Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the number of blood vessels in the integumentary system as a person ages?

Decreases Signup and view all the answers

Which system experiences a decrease in height as a person ages?

Musculoskeletal system Signup and view all the answers

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Which system experiences a decrease in elastin associated with wrinkling?

What happens to the hair as a person ages?

Which glands in the skin decrease in number, causing the skin to dry?

What is the term used to describe the accumulation of discoloration on the skin due to aging?

What happens to the elasticity of the eyelids as a person ages?

Which of the following is a common effect of aging on the integumentary system?

What is the term used to describe the redistribution of adipose tissue to the waist line and hip?

Which of the following is a consequence of decreased blood flow and thinner skin in older adults?

What happens to the number of blood vessels in the integumentary system as a person ages?

Which system experiences a decrease in height as a person ages?

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