HHA Chapter 11 Review
Name at least two common disorders of reach stage of human development. - answer
Infancy:
1. premature-born more than 3 weeks before due date.
2. sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)- baby stops breathing and dies while asleep
Childhood:
1. chickenpox-highly contagious viral illness
2. leukemia-cancer of the white blood cells
Adolescence:
1. anorexia-a disease in which a person does not eat or exercises excessively to loose
weight.
In the movies, elderly people are often shown as helpless, lonely, disables, slow,
forgetful, dependent, or inactive. What is actually true for more older adults. - answer
Most elderly people are active and engaged in work, volunteer activities, learning
programs, and exercise regimes.
For each body system listed in Learning Objective 3, list two normal changes of aging. -
answer Integumentary system:
1. skin is thinner and drier
2. wrinkles, brown spots, and liver spots appear.
Musculoskeletal system:
1. muscles weaken and lose tone
2. bones lose density
Nervous system:
1. loss in memory and concentration skills
2. slower responses and reflexes
Senses:
1. failing vision
2. weakened sense of smell, taste, touch, and hearing
Circulatory system:
1. heart pumps less efficiently
2. more sensitive to cold
Respiratory system:
1. lungs have fewer alveoli
2. oxygen in blood decreases
Urinary system:
1. ability for kidneys to filter blood decreases
2. bladders muscle tone decreases
Gastrointestinal system:
1. dulled sense of taste
2. more likely to have constipation
Name at least two common disorders of reach stage of human development. - answer
Infancy:
1. premature-born more than 3 weeks before due date.
2. sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)- baby stops breathing and dies while asleep
Childhood:
1. chickenpox-highly contagious viral illness
2. leukemia-cancer of the white blood cells
Adolescence:
1. anorexia-a disease in which a person does not eat or exercises excessively to loose
weight.
In the movies, elderly people are often shown as helpless, lonely, disables, slow,
forgetful, dependent, or inactive. What is actually true for more older adults. - answer
Most elderly people are active and engaged in work, volunteer activities, learning
programs, and exercise regimes.
For each body system listed in Learning Objective 3, list two normal changes of aging. -
answer Integumentary system:
1. skin is thinner and drier
2. wrinkles, brown spots, and liver spots appear.
Musculoskeletal system:
1. muscles weaken and lose tone
2. bones lose density
Nervous system:
1. loss in memory and concentration skills
2. slower responses and reflexes
Senses:
1. failing vision
2. weakened sense of smell, taste, touch, and hearing
Circulatory system:
1. heart pumps less efficiently
2. more sensitive to cold
Respiratory system:
1. lungs have fewer alveoli
2. oxygen in blood decreases
Urinary system:
1. ability for kidneys to filter blood decreases
2. bladders muscle tone decreases
Gastrointestinal system:
1. dulled sense of taste
2. more likely to have constipation
