Gerontology 130

Self Test 2

Answer the questions below and then click "submit" to send your answers.

  1. Normal age changes includes all the following principles except:

    2. Your answer:
    Changes are universal
    Changes are gradual
    Changes result in disease
    Changes are progressive

  2. Normal age changes that occur in the respiratory system include all of the following except:

    3. Your answer:
    Reduced amount of oxygen intake
    Decreased gag reflex
    Less efficient gas exchange
    Extreme fatigue with mild exertion

  3. Normal age changes that occur in the cardiovascular system include all of the following except:

    4. Your answer:
    Increased size of heart
    Increased blood pressure
    Heart attacks
    Hardening of the arteries

  4. Normal age changes that occur in the muscoskeletal system include all of the following except:

    5. Your answer:
    Compressed bones
    Bone loss
    More flexible cartilage
    Loss of muscle strength

  5. Age-related changes in the urinary system include all of the following except:

    6. Your answer:
    Diminished bladder capacity
    Diminished ability to excrete medications
    Chronic residual urine
    Incontinence

  6. Changes that occur in the digestive system include all of the following except:

    7. Your answer:
    Greater susceptibility of bacterial infections due to increased saliva production
    Increase in gastric juices
    Feeling of being full--due to delay in emptying time of stomach
    Greater ability to absorb minerals and vitamins

  7. The major age changes that occur in the lymphatic or immune system includes all of the following except:

    8. Your answer:
    Decrease in T-helper cells
    Increase in production in antibodies
    Less resistance to infections
    Decrease in immune response

  8. Normal age changes that occur with the skin includes all of the following except:

    9. Your answer:
    Increased wrinkles
    Decrease in elasticity
    Increased susceptibility to sunburns
    Increase in self-esteem

  9. Normal age changes in vision includes all of the following except:

    10. Your answer:
    Decreased depth perception
    Increased opacity of the lens
    Changes in ability to focus
    Increased ability to distinguish between colors

  10. Changes in hearing include of the following except:

    11. Your answer:
    Presbycusis
    Presbyopia
    Inability to hear consonants
    Inability to hear high tones

  11. The following changes occur are considered "normal' except:

    12. Your answer:
    Loss of taste sensation
    Loss of ability to smell
    Frequent falling
    Changes in ability of the body to regulate body temperature

  12. The following age changes are considered "normal' except:

    13. Your answer:
    Inability to enjoy sexual relations
    Changes in insulin production
    Decreased metabolic rate
    Enlargement of prostrate

  13. The following age changes are considered "normal" except::

    14. Your answer:
    Inability to think of phone number under stress
    Loss of short term memory
    Dementia
    Inability to remember names