The Physical Changes of Ageing Flashcards
What is cardiovascular disease?
Conditions that affect the heart
What are symptoms of cardiovascular disease?
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Feeling faint
What are the causes of cardiovascular disease?
- Hearts blood supply is blocked so its harder for blood to pump around the body
- Artery walls become furred up with fatty deposits
What lifestyle choices increase the risk of cardiovascular disease?
- Smoking
- Poor diet
- Overweight
- Too much alcohol
- Physical inactivity
What is osteoarthritis?
A degenerative joint disease where the tissues in the joint break down over time
What are the causes of osteoarthritis?
- Overweight
- Injury
- Ageing
- Joints don’t form properly
What gender is more at risk of osteoarthritis?
female
What are the symptoms of osteoarthritis?
- Swelling
- Cracking sound in joints
- Joint pain and stiffness
- Tenderness
Give an effect of osteoarthritis for each PIES:
P- struggle walking, pain
I- Learn about condition
E- depression/anxiety
S- Social isolation
Why does degeneration of nervous tissue occur?
As people age, impulses become slower and changes in function are more noticeable when the nerves are being injured by something like diabetes
Why are older people more vulnerable to injury and disease?
Degeneration of the nervous tissue
How is sight affected with age?
Vision is blurred, damage to the macula
How is hearing affected by age?
There are changes to the inner ear and auditory nerve
How is smell affected by age?
Smell can diminish
How is taste affected by age?
Number of taste buds decrease as you age
