PN 2003 Variations Final Exam Questions With
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chanes |to |the |respiratory |system |with |age |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--PO2 |reduced |as |much |as |
15% |between |ages |20-80
-loss |of |elasticity |and |increased |rigidity
-decreased |ciliary |action
-forced |expiratory |volume |reduced
-blunting |of |cough |and |laryngeal |reflexes
-by |age |90 |approx |50% |increase |in |residual |capacity
-alveoli |fewer |in |nuber |and |larger |in |size
-thoracic |muscles |more |rigid
-reduced |basilar |inflation
-lungs |become |smaller |in |size |and |weigh |with |age
-trachea |stiffens |due |to |calcification |of |its |cartilage
-nose |experiences |connective |tissue |changes |reduce |support |
-gag |reflex |weaker
-alveoli |are |less |elasic, |develop |fibrosis |tissue |and |contain |fewer |functional |capillaries |
-kyphosis
-
changes |to |the |cells |of |the |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--number |of |cells |gradually |reduced
-leaving |fewer |functional |cells |in |the |body
-lean |body |mass |reduced
-fat |tissue |increase |s |until |the |sixth |decade |of |life
,-total |body |fat |as |a |porpotion |of |the |body |composition |increases. |
-Cellular |solids |and |bone |mass |are |decreased
-Extracellular |fluid |remains |failry |constant
-where |as |intracellular |fluid |is |decreased
-resulting |in |less |total |body |fluid
-This |decrease |makes |dehydration |a |significant |risk |to |older |adults
Gastroinstestinal |System |age |changes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--decreased |taste |sensation
-esophagus |more |dilated
-reduced |saliva |and |salivary |ptyalin
-liver |smaller |in |size
-reduced |instestinal |blood |flow
-decreased |esophageal |motility
-atrophy |of |gastric |mucosa
-decreased |stomach |motility, |hunger |contractions, |and |emptying |time
-less |production |of |hydrochloric |acid, |pepsin, |lipase, |and |pancreatic |enzymes |
- |fewer |cells |on |absorbing |surface |of |intestines
-slower |peristalisis
-tongue |atrophies
-there |is |thinning |of |oral |mucosa |and |a |weakening |of |the |muscles |involved |in |mastication
reduced |elasticity |of |stomach
stomach |has |a |higher |ph
Urinary |System |aging |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--decreased |size |of |renal |mass
-decreased |tubuler |function
-decreased |bladder |capacity |
,-decrease |in |nephrons
-betweenages |20 |and |90, |renal |blood |flow |decreases |53% |and |glomerular |filtration |rate |
decreases |50 |
-weaker |bladder |muscles
-nocturia
-weak |bladder |muscles
ageing |of |the |female |reproductive |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--fallopian |tubes |atrophy |
and |shorten
-ovaries |become |thicker |and |smaller
-cervix |becomes |smaller
-drier |less |elastic |vaginal |canal |
-flattening |of |labia
-endocervical |epithelium |atrophies
-uterus |becomes |smaller |in |size
-endometrium |atrophies
-more |alkaline |vaginal |environment
-loss |of |vulvar |subcutaneous |fat |and |hair
-vulva |atrophy
-vaginal |epithelium |becomes |thin
-cervix, |uterus, |fallopian |tubes, |ovaries |atrophy
-uterus |and |overies |decrease |in |size |
- |breasts |sag |and |less |firm |
-some |retraction |of |nipples |
-fibrosis |and |calcification |of |the |terminal |ducts
, Aging |of |the |male |reproductive |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--fluid-retaining |capacity |of |
seminal |vesicles |reduces |
-possible |reduction |in |sperm |count
-venous |and |arterial |sclerosis |of |penis
-prostate |enlarges |in |most |men
-seminal |vesicles |having |a |thinner |epithelium
-replacement |of |muscle |with |connective |tissue |
-structural |changes |in |the |seminiferous |tubules |include |fibrosis, |thinning |of |
epithelium,thickening |of |the |basement |membrane
-narrowing |of |the |lumen
-atrophy |of |the |testes
-reduction |is |testicular |mass |
-more |time |required |for |an |erection
aging |musculoskeletal |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--muscle |mass, |muscle |strength, |muscle |
movements |decreased
-age |related |loss |of |muscle |mass, |strength |and |function= |sarcopenia
- |tendons |shrink |and |harden
-reflexes |are |lessened |in |the |arms |and |nearly |lost |in |abdomen
-shortening |of |vertebrae
-between |20 |and |70 |height |decreases |approx |2 |inches
-bones |more |brittle
-slight |knee |flexion
-decrease |in |bone |mass |and |bone |mineral
-slight |kyphosis
-slight |hip |flexion
-slight |wrist |flexion
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chanes |to |the |respiratory |system |with |age |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--PO2 |reduced |as |much |as |
15% |between |ages |20-80
-loss |of |elasticity |and |increased |rigidity
-decreased |ciliary |action
-forced |expiratory |volume |reduced
-blunting |of |cough |and |laryngeal |reflexes
-by |age |90 |approx |50% |increase |in |residual |capacity
-alveoli |fewer |in |nuber |and |larger |in |size
-thoracic |muscles |more |rigid
-reduced |basilar |inflation
-lungs |become |smaller |in |size |and |weigh |with |age
-trachea |stiffens |due |to |calcification |of |its |cartilage
-nose |experiences |connective |tissue |changes |reduce |support |
-gag |reflex |weaker
-alveoli |are |less |elasic, |develop |fibrosis |tissue |and |contain |fewer |functional |capillaries |
-kyphosis
-
changes |to |the |cells |of |the |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--number |of |cells |gradually |reduced
-leaving |fewer |functional |cells |in |the |body
-lean |body |mass |reduced
-fat |tissue |increase |s |until |the |sixth |decade |of |life
,-total |body |fat |as |a |porpotion |of |the |body |composition |increases. |
-Cellular |solids |and |bone |mass |are |decreased
-Extracellular |fluid |remains |failry |constant
-where |as |intracellular |fluid |is |decreased
-resulting |in |less |total |body |fluid
-This |decrease |makes |dehydration |a |significant |risk |to |older |adults
Gastroinstestinal |System |age |changes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--decreased |taste |sensation
-esophagus |more |dilated
-reduced |saliva |and |salivary |ptyalin
-liver |smaller |in |size
-reduced |instestinal |blood |flow
-decreased |esophageal |motility
-atrophy |of |gastric |mucosa
-decreased |stomach |motility, |hunger |contractions, |and |emptying |time
-less |production |of |hydrochloric |acid, |pepsin, |lipase, |and |pancreatic |enzymes |
- |fewer |cells |on |absorbing |surface |of |intestines
-slower |peristalisis
-tongue |atrophies
-there |is |thinning |of |oral |mucosa |and |a |weakening |of |the |muscles |involved |in |mastication
reduced |elasticity |of |stomach
stomach |has |a |higher |ph
Urinary |System |aging |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--decreased |size |of |renal |mass
-decreased |tubuler |function
-decreased |bladder |capacity |
,-decrease |in |nephrons
-betweenages |20 |and |90, |renal |blood |flow |decreases |53% |and |glomerular |filtration |rate |
decreases |50 |
-weaker |bladder |muscles
-nocturia
-weak |bladder |muscles
ageing |of |the |female |reproductive |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--fallopian |tubes |atrophy |
and |shorten
-ovaries |become |thicker |and |smaller
-cervix |becomes |smaller
-drier |less |elastic |vaginal |canal |
-flattening |of |labia
-endocervical |epithelium |atrophies
-uterus |becomes |smaller |in |size
-endometrium |atrophies
-more |alkaline |vaginal |environment
-loss |of |vulvar |subcutaneous |fat |and |hair
-vulva |atrophy
-vaginal |epithelium |becomes |thin
-cervix, |uterus, |fallopian |tubes, |ovaries |atrophy
-uterus |and |overies |decrease |in |size |
- |breasts |sag |and |less |firm |
-some |retraction |of |nipples |
-fibrosis |and |calcification |of |the |terminal |ducts
, Aging |of |the |male |reproductive |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--fluid-retaining |capacity |of |
seminal |vesicles |reduces |
-possible |reduction |in |sperm |count
-venous |and |arterial |sclerosis |of |penis
-prostate |enlarges |in |most |men
-seminal |vesicles |having |a |thinner |epithelium
-replacement |of |muscle |with |connective |tissue |
-structural |changes |in |the |seminiferous |tubules |include |fibrosis, |thinning |of |
epithelium,thickening |of |the |basement |membrane
-narrowing |of |the |lumen
-atrophy |of |the |testes
-reduction |is |testicular |mass |
-more |time |required |for |an |erection
aging |musculoskeletal |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--muscle |mass, |muscle |strength, |muscle |
movements |decreased
-age |related |loss |of |muscle |mass, |strength |and |function= |sarcopenia
- |tendons |shrink |and |harden
-reflexes |are |lessened |in |the |arms |and |nearly |lost |in |abdomen
-shortening |of |vertebrae
-between |20 |and |70 |height |decreases |approx |2 |inches
-bones |more |brittle
-slight |knee |flexion
-decrease |in |bone |mass |and |bone |mineral
-slight |kyphosis
-slight |hip |flexion
-slight |wrist |flexion
