GEY 3601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Scapula, Pressure Ulcer, Trichiasis
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2. a) describe five age related differences between an older. Because people skin becomes thinner due to age they are more susceptible to cuts and skin infection. It is possible for them to open the skin just by scratching and if the cut or scratch goes unattended could lead to infection. Individuals are also more susceptible to benign tumors because skin tags which are benign tumors like to form in creased skin. As one begins to wrinkle more and skin loses its elasticity creases begin to form putting them at a greater risk. People could work on reducing the amount of pollutants in the environment. 5)shoulder blade (scapula: explain why in those location. Facial: there is an increase in facial hair in women and a decrease in hair in the eyelashes and eyebrows. Pubic: the number of hair follicles decreases and hair begins to grey.
