GEY 3601 -Exam-Practice Test
Questions All Answered Correctly 2026
Updated.
Ch 1 baby boomers - Answer High number of birth between 1946 - 1964
Ch 1 Is aging a disease or disability? - Answer NO
Ch 1 Reserve capacity - Answer Ability of the organ systems to deal with high stress situations.
After 30 our body starts to deteriorate
Ch 1 Diversity increases with age
Factors that may contribute to diversity aging: - Answer Heredity
Diet
Exercise
Past illnesses
Environment
Education
Occupation
Ch 1 Gerontology vs. Geriatrics - Answer Gerontology-Broad study of aging process
Geriatrics-Focus is on the medical problems associated with growing older
Ch 1 Life expectancy vs. Life span - Answer Life expectancy-Length of time an average member
of a particular cohort can expect to live
Life Span-Absolute length of time a member of a given species may life (Life span for humans is
122 years)
Ch 1 Woman who lived to? - Answer 122 Jeanne Calment
Ch 1
3 Types of aging social, psychological, economic - Answer Social Aging
,Age changes in the interactions people have with others
Societal/cultural expectations of older adults
Psychological Aging
Age changes that affect the way people think and behave
Memory, intelligence, personal coping skills
Economic Aging
Changes in a person's financial status
Ch 1 Age groups and the years - Answer "young old" (65-74)
"middle old" (75-84)
"old-old" (85+)
Ch 2 Individual aging process - Answer Sociological/ psychological factors, culture.
Susceptibility to disease.
Compensatory behaviors, resources.
Gender
Lifestyle
Genetic makeup
Individual systems age differently.
Ch 2 What are the 9 theories covered - Answer Stochastic Theories
Wear and Tear Theory
Error Theory
Cross-linking theory
Free Radical Theory
Nonstochastic Theories
Immunologic Theory
Cellular Aging Theory
Telomere Shortening Theory
Ch 2 Stochastic Theories - Answer View aging as caused by a series of adverse changes in the
cells that lead to replicative errors.
Changes accumulate over time.
, W&T
ET
CTT
FRT
Ch 2 Wear and Tear Theory - Answer Continued use>Wear and tear>failure
The body and its cells are damaged by overuse and abuse. Liver, stomach, skin are worn down
due to:
Lack of nutrients, cells wear out, environment, excess consumption of fat, sugar, caffine,
alcohol, emotional stress, and UV rays.
Ch 2 Error Theory - Answer Cumulative mistakes that occur in DNA and RNA with age.
P53 gene and smoking.
Aging and death are presumed to be a result of errors that occur and are transmitted cellularly.
(not a lot of research to back this theory up)
Ch 2 Cross-linking theory - Answer As we age, our proteins, DNA and other structural
molecules develop inappropriate attachments (i.e., cross-links) to one another, which decreases
mobility or elasticity of proteins and other molecules.
With age number of cross-link increases.
Ch 2 cross liking can lead to - Answer Decreased flexibility of certain tissues.
Body's inability of WBC to fight off infection.
Obstructs passage of nutrients and waste between cells.
Inhibits cell growth
Ch 2 Free Radical Theory - Answer Free radicals are unstable compounds that attach to other
compounds making them less efficient.
Oxygen molecules that is missing an electron.
Ch 2 Nonstochastic Theories - Answer View aging as caused by replicated errors in cells that
are intrinsic and predetermined or programmed.
Immunologic and cell aging theory.
Questions All Answered Correctly 2026
Updated.
Ch 1 baby boomers - Answer High number of birth between 1946 - 1964
Ch 1 Is aging a disease or disability? - Answer NO
Ch 1 Reserve capacity - Answer Ability of the organ systems to deal with high stress situations.
After 30 our body starts to deteriorate
Ch 1 Diversity increases with age
Factors that may contribute to diversity aging: - Answer Heredity
Diet
Exercise
Past illnesses
Environment
Education
Occupation
Ch 1 Gerontology vs. Geriatrics - Answer Gerontology-Broad study of aging process
Geriatrics-Focus is on the medical problems associated with growing older
Ch 1 Life expectancy vs. Life span - Answer Life expectancy-Length of time an average member
of a particular cohort can expect to live
Life Span-Absolute length of time a member of a given species may life (Life span for humans is
122 years)
Ch 1 Woman who lived to? - Answer 122 Jeanne Calment
Ch 1
3 Types of aging social, psychological, economic - Answer Social Aging
,Age changes in the interactions people have with others
Societal/cultural expectations of older adults
Psychological Aging
Age changes that affect the way people think and behave
Memory, intelligence, personal coping skills
Economic Aging
Changes in a person's financial status
Ch 1 Age groups and the years - Answer "young old" (65-74)
"middle old" (75-84)
"old-old" (85+)
Ch 2 Individual aging process - Answer Sociological/ psychological factors, culture.
Susceptibility to disease.
Compensatory behaviors, resources.
Gender
Lifestyle
Genetic makeup
Individual systems age differently.
Ch 2 What are the 9 theories covered - Answer Stochastic Theories
Wear and Tear Theory
Error Theory
Cross-linking theory
Free Radical Theory
Nonstochastic Theories
Immunologic Theory
Cellular Aging Theory
Telomere Shortening Theory
Ch 2 Stochastic Theories - Answer View aging as caused by a series of adverse changes in the
cells that lead to replicative errors.
Changes accumulate over time.
, W&T
ET
CTT
FRT
Ch 2 Wear and Tear Theory - Answer Continued use>Wear and tear>failure
The body and its cells are damaged by overuse and abuse. Liver, stomach, skin are worn down
due to:
Lack of nutrients, cells wear out, environment, excess consumption of fat, sugar, caffine,
alcohol, emotional stress, and UV rays.
Ch 2 Error Theory - Answer Cumulative mistakes that occur in DNA and RNA with age.
P53 gene and smoking.
Aging and death are presumed to be a result of errors that occur and are transmitted cellularly.
(not a lot of research to back this theory up)
Ch 2 Cross-linking theory - Answer As we age, our proteins, DNA and other structural
molecules develop inappropriate attachments (i.e., cross-links) to one another, which decreases
mobility or elasticity of proteins and other molecules.
With age number of cross-link increases.
Ch 2 cross liking can lead to - Answer Decreased flexibility of certain tissues.
Body's inability of WBC to fight off infection.
Obstructs passage of nutrients and waste between cells.
Inhibits cell growth
Ch 2 Free Radical Theory - Answer Free radicals are unstable compounds that attach to other
compounds making them less efficient.
Oxygen molecules that is missing an electron.
Ch 2 Nonstochastic Theories - Answer View aging as caused by replicated errors in cells that
are intrinsic and predetermined or programmed.
Immunologic and cell aging theory.
