QUESTION 4

One major reason for the continuing increase in number of older adults is the great increase in birth rate that immediately followed WW II and lasted for close to 20 years. This large group of persons is known as the

	a.	cohort effect
	b.	Baby Boom generation
	c.	Post-war birth burst
	d.	Generation X

QUESTION 5

Many physical systems, tissues, and cells become more susceptible to injury and disease with advanced age. This increased susceptibility is known as

	a.	biological aging
	b.	senility
	c.	geriatrics
	d.	senescence

QUESTION 6

Wrinkling of the skin as one grows older seems to be due to

	a.	the increased worry that older adults experience
	b.	less flexible connective tissue under the skin
	c.	too much frowning while young
	d.	all of the above

QUESTION 7

The disorder in which bones become very fragile and which occurs most frequently in older Asian and white women is known as

	a.	osteoporosis
	b.	osteoblastosis
	c.	osteoclastosis
	d.	osteosis

QUESTION 8

Which of the following increases with advanced age?

	a.	shoe size
	b.	size of nose and ears
	c.	nothing increases with advanced age
	d.	bone density

QUESTION 9

Older adults are more likely to lose teeth than younger adults because

	a.	of bone loss in the jaw
	b.	they do not practice good oral hygiene
	c.	of their great fondness for sweets
	d.	they do not visit the dentist very often

QUESTION 10

Which of the following is an example of an autoimmune disease?

	a.	osteoporosis
	b.	hypertension
	c.	rheumatoid arthritis
	d.	varicose veins

QUESTION 11

One version of the evolution theory of senescence claims that

	a.	we are programmed to decline and die after reaching adulthood
	b.	natural selection determines the life span of a species
	c.	only the healthiest individuals will live beyond middle-age
	d.	we are meant to only live long enough to reproduce

QUESTION 12

Free radicals result from

	a.	consuming antioxidants
	b.	advanced senescence
	c.	sunlight and radiation
	d.	too much R and R

QUESTION 13

Free radicals are

	a.	highly reactive molecules
	b.	scavenger viruses
	c.	serious infections
	d.	a group of radical seniors

QUESTION 14

Which of the following hormones has been found to increase muscle mass when given to older men but also led to swollen ankles and stiff joints?

	a.	melatonin
	b.	telomerase
	c.	DHEA
	d.	Human growth hormone

QUESTION 15

DNA damage/repair theory claims that senescence is due to cells reading less of the DNA strand as they grow older. This is thought to occur because

	a.	the DNA strand has been damaged by environmental factors
	b.	Older cells cannot easily decode DNA strands
	c.	Old cells read only about 30% of a DNA strand
	d.	all of the above