Middle Adulthood Flashcards
What is primary ageing
Natural ageing process occuring over time
Irreversible changes
What is secondary ageing
Ageing changes occuring as a result of illness or conditions
Related with age but not enevitable
Represents effects of environment and disease
What is the loss of muscle mass and strength called
Sarcopenia
What happens to joints in middle adulthood as a result of ageing
Carteliage and tissue degradation
What happens to bone mass in middle adulthood as a result of ageing
Strength decreased
Osteopenia
Osteoperosis
What nervous system changes do we see in middle adukhood
Short term memory aNd ability to learn new shit affected
Loss of nerve cells but brain can compensate
Reaction time and performance of tasks becomes slower
What changes occur in cardiovascular system in middle adulthood
Loss of elasticity and vessels become stiffer
Increase in BP
Heart fills slower
What changes occur in respiratory system specific to Middle adult hood
Diaphragm weakens
Alveoli in lungs decrease
Airways become less elastic and more rigid
Lymphatic system changes in middle adulthood
Macrophages destroy bacterial and cancer cells slower
Fewer white blood cells
Immune system slows
The one system barely affected by ageing
Digestive system
Although food emptied from stomach and moves through intestine slower
When does female menopause occur and what haooens
45-55 Ovaries stop producing oestrogen Hot flushes Moodiness ST memory problems Headaches
Make equivalent of menopause is called?
Andropause
Effects of andropause
Testicular tissue decreases
Changes in fertility
Testosterone levels remain fairly constant - slow decline
Hypogonadism is what
Testosterone deficiency
Consequences of hypogandism
Increased CVD risk
Central obesity
Increased fatigue
Depression
What are examples of physical stressors
Alcohol drugs smoking pain illness
What are some physiological stressors
Divorce death of loved one
General adaption syndrome has what steps
Alarm
Adaption
Exhaustion
All bout stress homie
Largest burden of death for middle adukthood
Cancer
CVD
Leading cause of premature death in middle adukthood
Cvd
Factors linked to obesity
Males
Low ses
regional areas
Indigenous
Comorbidities begin to become more common in middle adulthood. Effecting females more than males. What are key comorbidities
Arthritis X CVD
Arthritis X back pain
Back pain X CVD
What is a type of genetically linked obesity disease
Cushing syndrome
What is type 2 diabetes
Ineffective use of insulin
Most.common form of diabetes
Effects males more than females
Increases with age
Higher risk for:
Indigenous
Remote
Low ses
