reproductive and musculoskeletal age related changes

Question 1

reproductive:

seminiferous tubules experience increased:

______
thinning of ______
thickening of ______ membrane
narrowing of ______

Answer 1

• fibrosis
• epithelium
• basement
• lumen

Question 2

reproductive:

structural changes can cause reduction in _____ _____ in some men

Answer 2

sperm count

Question 3

reproductive:

increase in _____ ______ hormone and _____ hormone levels occur

Answer 3

follicle stimulating (FSH)
luteinizing (LH)

Question 4

reproductive:

decreases in both _____ and ______ testosterone levels

Answer 4

serum

bioavailable

Question 5

reproductive:

______ and _____ sclerosis and ________ of corpus spongiosum can affect the penis with age

Answer 5

venous and arterial

fibroelastosis

Question 6

reproductive:

venous and arterial sclerosis and fibroelastosis of the ______ ______ can affect the penis with age

Answer 6

corpus spongiosum

Question 7

reproductive:

_____ of men aged 65 and older have some degree of prostatism

Answer 7

-2/3

Question 8

reproductive:

_____ of vulva from hormonal changes

Answer 8

atrophy

Question 9

female reproductive:

loss of ______ fat and _____

Answer 9

subcutaneous

hair

Question 10

female reproductive:

______ of labia

Answer 10

flattening

Question 11

female reproductive:

vagina appears ____ and ____ with ____, _____ canal

Answer 11

pink and dry

smooth, shiny

Question 12

female reproductive:

vagina of older woman appears pink and dry with a smooth, shiny canal bc of the loss of _____ tissue and _____

Answer 12

elastic

rugae

Question 13

female reproductive:

vaginal epithelium becomes thin and ______

Answer 13

avascular

Question 14

female reproductive:

vaginal environment more _______ and is accompanied by a change in the type of _____

Answer 14

alkaline

flora

Question 15

female reproductive:

the _____ continues to respond to hormonal stimulation

Answer 15

endometrium

Question 16

female reproductive:

what can be responsible for postmenopausal bleeding in older women on estrogen therapy?

Answer 16

the endometrium still responds to hormonal stimulation

Question 17

female reproductive:

ligaments supporting uterus _______ and can cause _____ ____ of the uterus

Answer 17

weaken

backward tilting

Question 18

female reproductive:

the ______ can shrink to such a small size that they are not palpable during an exam

Answer 18

ovaries

Question 19

musculoskeletal:

muscle _____ may be present and are believed to be associated with degeneration of _______ system

Answer 19

tremors

extrapyramidal

Question 20

musculoskeletal:

reflexes are lessened in the ____, nearly lost in the _____, but are maintained in the ______

Answer 20

arms
abdomen
knees

Question 21

musculoskeletal:

bone _____ and _____ are reduced

Answer 21

mineral and mass

Question 22

musculoskeletal:

older women experience an accelerated rate of _____ loss after menopause

Answer 22

bone

Question 23

musculoskeletal:

bone density decreases at a rate of ____% each year after the ____ decade of life

Answer 23

0.5%

3rd

Question 24

musculoskeletal:

3 age related changes that make fractures a serious risk to older adults

Answer 24

• diminished calcium absorption
• increased resorption of interior surface of long bones
• slower production of new bone on the outside surface

Question 25

musculoskeletal: thinning _____ and shortening _____ reduce the length of the spinal column, causing a reduction in height

Answer 25

disks | vertebrae

Question 26

musculoskeletal: slight ____, ____, and ____ flexion

Answer 26

hip knee wrist