WEEK 2

Question 1

wrinkling, decrease of the skin’s immune responsiveness, dehydration and cracking of the skin, decreased sweat production, …

Answer 1

INTEGUMENTARY

Question 2

Decreased height, Decreased ROM joints, Increased postural sway/ difficulty balance, Shrinking vertebral disc, slight kyposis, Loss of bone mass, bones more brittle

Answer 2

MUSKULO-SKELETAL

Question 3

Decreased chest wall compliance, Decreased maximal breathing capacity, Decreased number of alveoli, Decreased elasticity, Decreased parenchyma

Answer 3

RESPIRATORY

Question 4

Cardiac output decreases, Aorta becomes dilated and elongated, Resistance to peripheral blood flow increases by 1% per year, Blood pressure increases, Decrease cardiac output, Less elasticity of the vessel

Answer 4

CARDIOVASCULAR

Question 5

Decrease esophageal motility, Atrophy of gastric mucosa, Slower peristalsis, Decreased taste sensation, Esophagus more dilated

Answer 5

GASTROINTESTINAL

Question 6

Decrease in nephrons, Between ages 20 and 90, renal blood flow decreases 53%, and glomerular filtration rate decreases 50%, Weaker bladder muscles, Decreases size renal mass

Answer 6

URINARY

Question 7

Decrease brain weight, Reduced blood flow in brain, Changes in sleep pattern, Decrease conduction velocity

Answer 7

NERVOUS

Question 8

Decrease thyroid activity, ACTH secretion decreases, Pituitary gland decreases in volume by approximately 205 in older person

Answer 8

ENDOCRINE

Question 9

Fluid-retaining capacity of seminal vesicles reduces, Possible reduction in sperm count, Venous and arterial sclerosis of penis

Answer 9

MALE REPRODUCTIVE

Question 10

Fallopian tubes atrophy and shorten, Ovaries become thicker and smaller, Cervix becomes smaller, Drier, less elastic vaginal canal, Flattening of labia

Answer 10

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE