PSY Ch 15-16 Mid Adulthood Voc Quiz

ME299.PSY.230.WA2T.SU21 Quizzes Ch 15-16 Mid Adulthood Voc Quiz 7/17 History ! Ch 15-16 Mid Adulthood Voc Quiz 7/17 Results for Mackenzie Chadwell Score for this a ! empt: 100 out of 100 Submi ! ed Jul 15 at 7:19am This a ! empt took 3 minutes. 100 / 100 pts Ques ! on 1 Please match the following medical condi " ons and terms with their most appropriate defini " on. No answers are used more than once. Loss of elas ! city in the lens that makes it harder to focus on, or accommodate to, nearby objects or fine print; resul ! ng in middle- age adults needing reading glasses. presbyopia Correct! Correct! Referred to as hardening of the arteries causing impaired circula ! on and increased risk of a blood clot, choking o ff the flow of blood resul ! ng in a heart a # ack or stroke. It refers to hardening of the normally flexible walls due to loss of elas ! city of the arterial musculature. When young, the arteries are flexible due to the presence of a protein called elas ! n. As age advances, there is loss of this elas ! n causing thickening of the arterial walls. arteriosclerosis Correct! Correct! Buildup over ! me of fa # y deposits called fat plaques and cholesterol globules within the arteries causing narrowing of the lumen of the arteries. atherosclerosis Correct! Correct! Leukocytes that fight o ff disease. white blood cells Correct! Correct! Lack of menstrua ! on amenorrhea Correct! Correct! Reduced density of bones resul ! ng in bri # le bones and risk of fractures. osteoporosis Correct! Correct! Age-related loss of muscle mass and strength. sarcopenia Correct! Correct! The ability to focus and maintain an image on the re ! na. accommoda " on Correct! Correct! Having hypertension despite being on at least 3 an ! - hypertensive drugs. resistant hypertension Correct! Correct! An increasing condi ! on in middle age characterized by hypertension, obesity, and insulin resistance. metabolic syndrome Correct! Correct! A type of specialized white blood cell that fights bacteria and foreign viruses. NK-Natural Killer Cells Correct! Correct! Prematurely aging cells that result from persistent immune ac ! va ! on. senescent T Cells Correct! Correct! The midlife transi ! on period in which fer ! lity declines for men and women, including perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopausal periods for women. Climacteric Correct! Correct! A condi ! on in which the body does not produce enough testosterone. Hypogonadism Correct! Correct! Quiz Score: 100 out of 100 Quiz Submissions A ! empt 1: 85.71 A # empt 2: 100 Mackenzie Chadwell has no a ! empts le # " Back to Quiz MECC Summer 2021 Home Announcements Syllabus Modules Grades Tutor.com: 24/7 On- line Tutoring Account Dashboard Courses Calendar Inbox History Studio Help