116: Common aging changes

Question 1

Increased or decreased: Body fat composition

Answer 1

Increased

Question 2

Increased or decreased: Intracellular fluid

Answer 2

Decreased

Question 3

Increased or decreased: Extracellular fluid

Answer 3

Constant (hehe)

Question 4

Increased or decreased: Secretions of submucosal glands

Answer 4

Decreased

Question 5

Increased or decreased: Anteroposterior diameter

Answer 5

Increased

Question 6

Increased or decreased: Blood pressure

Answer 6

Increased

Question 7

Increased or decreased: Cardiac irritability

Answer 7

Increased

Question 8

Increased or decreased: Baroreceptor sensitivity

Answer 8

Decreased

Question 9

Increased or decreased: Gastric and intestinal enzymes

Answer 9

Decreased

Question 10

Increased or decreased: Likelihood of constipation

Answer 10

Increased (poor oral intake + slowed motility)

Question 11

Increased or decreased: Residual urine, likelihood to get UTIs

Answer 11

Increased

Question 12

Increased or decreased: Brittleness of bones

Answer 12

Increased (due to demineralization)

Question 13

Increased or decreased: Resting heart rate

Answer 13

Decreased (may be related to medications)

Question 14

Increased or decreased: Respiratory rate

Answer 14

Usually unchanged (hehe)

Question 15

Increased or decreased: Protein in blood

Answer 15

Decreased (protein-bound medications will have less effect)

Question 16

Increased or decreased: Proinflammatory cytokines

Answer 16

Increased

Question 17

Increased or decreased: T-cell activity and cell-mediated immunity

Answer 17

Decreased

Question 18

Increased or decreased: Sensitivity to high-pitched tones

Answer 18

Decreased