FAD 3220 FINAL EXAM CH 8
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Osteoporosis - Answer -A condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and thin,
often brought about by a lack of calcium in the diet
Effect: women are prone to height decline than men (2inches versus 1inch)
calcium-rich diet and exercising regularly
Ex. calcium is found in milk, yogurt, cheese, and other dairy products - Answer -Aspect
of aging due to lifestyle choices
Women and men can reduce the risk of osteoporosis by eating
55 - Answer -Settling Process
The bones attached to the spinal column become less dense
Begins around the age of _______
middle - Answer -body fat is intended to increase in __________ adulthood
40 - Answer -Loss of Visual Acuity
Declines starting around the age of _____
The ability to discern fine spatial detail in both close and distant objects
The shape of the eye's lens changes and its elasticity deteriorates, which makes it
harder to focus images sharply into the retina
Lens becomes less transparent, so less light passes through the eye
Presbyopia - Answer -A nearly universal change in eyesight during middle adulthood
that results in some loss of near vision
• Ex. reading glasses
, Glaucoma - Answer -A condition in which pressure in the fluid of the eye increases,
either because the fluid cannot drain properly or because too much fluid is produced
Increased pressure may constrict the neurons involved in peripheral vision and lead to
tunnel vision
Medication can reduce the pressure, as can surgery to restore normal drainage of eye
fluid
Glaucoma; African Americans - Answer -One of the most frequent eye problems
If not treated, can lead to blindness
Around one to two percent of people over the age of 40 are afflicted
_____________ are particularly susceptible
Presbycusis; men - Answer -Loss of the ability to hear sounds of high frequency
Cause: eardrum becomes less elastic... reducing sensitivity to sound
12 percent of people 45 and 65 suffer
________ are more prone to have hearing loss instead of women
Sound localization - Answer -trouble identifying the direction and origin of sound
Affects people with hearing problems
Female climacteric - Answer -marks the transition that ends the childbearing years
45; menopause - Answer -Female climacteric:
Enter this period around _____that lasts 15 to 20 years
Most notable sign of this transition is _______________
2 year; 47 or 48 - Answer -Menstrual periods begin to occur irregularly and less
frequently during a ____ year period starting around the age of ___ or ____, although
this may begin as early as age 40 or as late as age 60
Male Climacteric Menopause; prostate gland - Answer -is a period of physical and
psychological change relating to the male reproductive system that occurs during late
middle age
Occurs late in midlife, typically in a man's 50's
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