Aging America

What can you infer from the fact that while seniors may need extra help with physical activities, they can keep improving at things like chess?

• Most chess masters don't reach their peak until their 60s or 70s

• The effects of aging on the human body can be reversed

• Although aging causes the body to break down, seniors often remain mentally sharp

• Older people are almost always smarter than younger people

Why do older people often develop the need for eyeglasses?

• The color in people's irises gradually fade out as they age

• The light-sensitive cells in people's eyes gradually die as they age

• People's eyeballs gradually lose their shape as they age

• Elastic tissue in the eyes begins stiffening as people age

What might happen if an older person didn't get enough calcium?

• She'd be at greater risk for broken bones

• She might lose her taste buds at a rapid rate

• She might develop trouble hearing

• She might develop wrinkles

Which of the following statements is an opinion about aging?

• Very old people often develop memory loss

• The senses of sight, hearing, and taste are affected by the aging process

• Elderly people should exercise only rarely

• As people age, their skin becomes more elastic

A country with an aging population is MOST LIKELY to face rapidly rising costs for which of the following?

• Healthcare

• pensions

• pollution

• unemployment

What is one reason that a population ages?

• There is a rise in life expectancy.

• There is a rise in the birth rate.

• There is a drop in life expectancy.

• There is a rise in health care.

What is one solution for decreasing health care costs for Europeans?

• Providing preventative care.

• Putting more people in nursing homes.

• Paying pensions for people who can't care for family members.

• Treating more health problems.

Which disease that NOT happen due to extreme aging?

• Cardiovascular disease

• Ostheoarthritis

• Gallbladder

• Athritis

Process of aging can be slowed by...

• Better nutrition

• Improved living conditions

• Adequate sleep

• All of above

Study of aging is called?

• Gerontology

• Histology

• Physiology

• Anthropology