neruomus

Question 1

how is the percentage of reduction of the CNS as we age

Answer 1

40% by 80

Question 2

what does the reduction of the CNS stress

Answer 2

the redudent systems

Question 3

what does slouging of the myelin sheath mean

Answer 3

reduction of MS

Question 4

what does reduction of the MS lead to

Answer 4

decreased nerve conduction

effects the :
- sensory and motor systems
- voluntary and reflex

Question 5

what happens with neuromusclare connections with aging

Answer 5

loss of neuromuscular junction connections

less fin control

Question 6

aging and motor co-activation

Answer 6

increases with age

Question 7

does baseline matter in terms of cognition changes

Answer 7

yes

cog is very indivdualized
life experiences, genitics, enviroment

Question 8

as we age what happens with the speed of cognition

Answer 8

slower processing speed

Question 9

what happens with attention as we age

Answer 9

diminishes
attention and switching attention

Question 10

what does (delayed) free call mean

Answer 10

spontaneous retrieval of info from memory without a cue

recalling a list of food to buy from the grocery store

Question 11

what is source memory

Answer 11

knowing the source of learned infromation

remebering that you learned a fact becasue you saw it on television or becasue you read it in a book

Question 12

what is prospective memory

Answer 12

remebering to perform an intended task in the future

take meds before going to bed

Question 13

what is recognition memory

Answer 13

the ability to retrieve info when given a cue

give the details of a store when given yes or no questions

Question 14

what is temporal order memory

Answer 14

remembering the right seq of events

remembering that you went to the grocery store before you went out to lunch last saturday

Question 15

what is procedural memory

Answer 15

remebering how to do things

how to ride a bike

Question 16

what kind of memory declines are age

Answer 16

free recall

source memory

prospective memory

Question 17

what kind of memory remain intact as we age

Answer 17

recoginition memory

temporal

procedural memory

Question 18

what are the 5 senses

Answer 18

hear
sight
touch
taste
smell

Question 19

visual chnages seen with age

Answer 19

increase in farsightedness - cannot see things that are close to the eyes

Question 20

is macular degeneration a normal aspect of aging

Answer 20

no it is pathilogical but common

Question 21

what is macular degeneration

Answer 21

central vision is progressively lost but peri vision is spared

Question 22

what PT things is decreased vision related to

Answer 22

falls
mobility issues

Question 23

what is low vision

Answer 23

this is when someone vision can not longer be corrected to 20/20 vision

things can always be blurring

Question 24

is age related hearing loss normal

Answer 24

yes, is is related to degeneration of the cochlea

1/2 od aduklts over 85

Question 25

what kind of freq are lso first for hearing

Answer 25

high freq

lower the registar of your voice when talking with someone with hearing loss

Question 26

do most individual loss taste and smell when they age

Answer 26

yes

Question 27

clinical implication of loss of taste and smell

Answer 27

food can lose it appeal - nutrient deficits

hard to maintain muscle mass if their nutrition is poor

Question 28

if you think someone has nutrition deficits who do you refer them to

Answer 28

registered dietition

Question 29

what other factor then loss of taste can lead to different eating habits

Answer 29

loss of teeth

Question 30

what happens to touch nerve ending as we age

Answer 30

loss of merkel discs and meissner’s corpuscles

Question 31

what happens to the blood supply of sensory organs

Answer 31

decreased peri blood flow

Question 32

what happens to two point discrimination

Answer 32

decreases

Question 33

what happens to vibratory sesne

Answer 33

decreases

Question 34

age as a risk factor

Answer 34

age is a risk factor for many pathologies

Question 35

common path - cardioplum issues

Answer 35

heart failure

artail fibrillation

CVA - stroke

Question 36

what is sacropenia

Answer 36

a progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscles mass and is correlated with physical disability, reduced quality of life, and death

presence of low muscle function

Question 37

does osteopenia cause pain

Answer 37

no the fractures that they cause do

Question 38

what is the FRAX

Answer 38

the fracture risk assessment tool

BMI, alc, smoking hisotry, etc.

Question 39

do we see fracture with just fall

Answer 39

no