Effect Of Aging On Body Systems Complete The Following Statements To Assess Your Understanding Of How Aging Affects The 1 (29.84 KiB) Viewed 73 times
Effect Of Aging On Body Systems Complete The Following Statements To Assess Your Understanding Of How Aging Affects The 2 (37.59 KiB) Viewed 73 times
Effect of aging on body systems Complete the following statements to assess your understanding of how aging affects the body systems. Not all choices will be used. ovaries vascular cartilage estrogens Reductions in skin adipose androgens muscle tone As humans age, the body systems are affected. The decrease in the number of elastic fibers and the cross-linking of collagen fibers. cervix oxygen connective mitochondria becomes thinner and less elastic due to a A reduction in tissue in the subcutaneous layer under the skin makes it more likely that older people feel cold, and partially accounts for the sagging and wrinkling of the skin. in the bladder and rib cage may lead to urinary incontinence and a reduction in
5 As humans age, the body systems are affected. The becomes thinner and less elastic due to a decrease in the number of elastic fibers and the cross-linking of collagen fibers. A reduction in tissue in the subcutaneous layer under the skin makes it more likely that older people feel cold, and partially accounts for the sagging and wrinkling of the skin. Reductions in respiration, respectively. in the bladder and rib cage may lead to urinary incontinence and a reduction in Integration and coordination of the body may be reduced as we age due more so to than to a reduction in cognitive skills and a loss of neural cells. Aging females experience a reduction in the size of the while males continue to produce sperm until death, but the level of deficiency and uterus and undergo menopause, falls gradually.
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