The inability to control urination:

Difficulty swallowing:

Lens of the eye becomes cloudy or opaque:

Confusion or disorientation that is temporary is referred to as:

When calcium and minerals are lost from bones and they become brittle and more likely to break:

Accumulation of fats or minerals deposits on the inner walls of the arteries:

Most older people are depressed.

Many individuals are active, productive, and self-sufficient into their 80s and even 90s.

What body system is effected when sebaceous and sudoriferous glands become less active?

Which system is effected when the basal metabolic rate (metabolism) decreases?

This body system is effected when peristalsis decreases resulting in constipation:

Vision changes such as cataracts and glaucoma affect this body system:

Geriatric pertains to which age group?

When alveoli become thin and less elastic, this body system is effected:

This type of dementia is a chronic disease that causes memory loss, inability to perform daily routines, and progresses over time without a known cause:

Which of the following is an appropriate question to ask of an eldery patient who lives alone?

The long-term care nurse is performing assessments on several of the residents. Which are normal age-related physiological change(s) the nurse expects to note? Select all that apply.