Natural Causes of Death

Natural Causes of Death

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What do you think happens to the body, (inside or out) when you hear someone had passed on because of a ¨Natural Cause¨?

A natural cause of death

begins as major organ failure.

What causes an organ to fail?

a multitude of factors...

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List as many as you can think of here... 60 seconds

No responses included ¨free radicals¨

What are they and how do they contribute to aging? organ failure?

Lets investigate...

We will look at a video clip...

Multiple Choice

free radicals...

• molecules from toxins we get exposed to

• waste products of cell activity

• are made from body fat

• electrons colliding with neutrons

• none of these

Multiple Choice

Highly volatile, free radicals bombard _______ thousands of times per day

• Molecules

• Protons

• DNA

• Electrons

• none of these

Multiple Choice

Most of the time, especially When young, our DNA can repair itself. On rare occasions it cannot repair. What happens to the cell?

• it destroys itself

• it replicates the bad DNA

• it sends a chemical message for help

• It will self repair

• none of these

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Free radical damage takes years and years to show. What is the effect on internal organs? (Biological age)?

Let´s think...

What are the five most common causes of death in America/USA?

According to recent statistics... CDC

The fifth leading cause of death

Stroke

The fourth leading cause of death...

COPD

The third leading cause of death...

Accidents

Multiple Choice

What is the second leading cause of death in America?

• Heart attack

• Diabetes

• Kidney failure

• Cancer

• none of these

The second leading cause of death...

Cancer

Multiple Choice

What is the number one cause of death in the USA?

• heart attack

• Diabetes

• kidney failure

• old age

• none of these

The leading cause of death...

Heart Disease

Family Medical History

is important to know

Let´s continue to explore how

our body handles a major organ failure.

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What is rigormortis? Provide some characteristics...

It is the state of the body a few minutes to a few hours after death.

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Multiple Choice

Which gender seems to live longer?

• male

• female

• other

• none of these

Multiple Choice

What is the main factor in a "Natural cause of Death"?.....what occurs first?

• Heart attack

• Brain cells detach

• Blood pressure drops

• Free radicals grow

• none of these

Multiple Choice

The age of your internal organs due to toxic exposure is known as..

• biological age

• emotional age

• chronological age

• maturity age

Multiple Choice

The leading cause of death in the United States...

• Stroke

• Cancer

• Diabetes

• COPD

• none of these

Multiple Choice

Which of these countries is not in the top 5 with respect to life expectancy? 3 of these are.....

• Singapore

• U.S.A.

• San Marino

• Andorra

Multiple Choice

As we age, we lose vibrant tissue/cells. What causes this?

• Genetics

• Sedentary lifestyle

• chronological age

• heart disease

• none of these

Multiple Choice

How long is the human body designed to live for?

• 33 years

• 45-46 years

• 52 years

• 64 years

Multiple Choice

Some time after a death the body will go through physical changes. These are not permanent, and hours or days after, the body resolves. What is this known as?

• decomposition

• natural cause of death

• free radical harm

• Heart attack

• none of above

Multiple Choice

Which country leads the world in life expectancy, according to the WHO (2020) stats?

• Monaco

• Japan

• United States

• Singapore

Multiple Choice

Brain cells begin to detach, any time in our life, when which compound is withheld?

• water

• nutrients

• oxygen

• hormones

• none of these

Questions????

Clarifications????