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OT 121 — YA Physical and Cognitive
Changes
Early Adulthood - answer✔— Period of Little Changes
— 20s-30s
— Beginning of Aging
— Reach physical maturation but some continue to bear the changes hit by puberty.
— Minimal changes since the transition from adolescence.
Thickens - answer✔At YA, hair ____________.
30s/35 - answer✔Graying and thinning of hair starts at _________.
Acne, Sagging/Wrinkling of Skin - answer✔Skin changes in YA.
Height and weight fluctuates. - answer✔Physique Changes in YA, include age.
30 - answer✔At ________, height and weight fluctuates.
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20s - answer✔What age in YA is when the body systems are at their PEAK (including muscle
strength, cardiac functioning, lung capacity, sensory abilities, motor skills, immune system,
etc.)?
20s, 40s - answer✔Changes in muscle and speed brought by genes manifest by ______ in men
and ______ in women.
deteriorates - answer✔In latter 20s, the immune system ________.
Drop in lean mass; generally slow muscle decline - answer✔YA Changes in Musculoskeletal
System
Lung maturation; Decline in lung function - answer✔YA Changes in Respiratory System.
20-25 - answer✔At what age does lung maturation occur?
35 - answer✔At what age does lung function start to decline?
Hormonal shifts in 20s and 30s; Lumpiness of thyroid gland. - answer✔YA Changes in Endocrine
System
Generally less affected by aging. - answer✔YA Changes in Digestive/Gastrointestinal System
20s - answer✔Physiological development peaks at early _______.
20s-30s - answer✔Muscle strength and coordination peaks at __________.
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