NSG 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Osteoporosis, Peripheral Vision, Constipation
Document Summary
Choose from the following words label the following descriptions: Alzhei(cid:373)er"s disease, de(cid:373)e(cid:374)tia, parki(cid:374)so(cid:374)"s disease, stroke, free radicals, biological clock, Centenarians, senescence, submissive death, suicidal erosion, stochastic theory, Stroke when blood flow to a part of the brain stops. Parki(cid:374)so(cid:374)"s disease disorder of the brain that leads to shaking (tremors) and difficulty with walking, movement, and coordination. Submissive death when an elder adult gives up and let themselves die by not taking care of themselves. Senescence normal process of aging in healthy individuals, a universal biologic process. Centenarians person who lives to or beyond the age of 100 years. Dementia loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. Biological clock genetic programming determines the pace and process of aging. Free radicals unstable oxygen molecules left over from cellular processes, they interrupt normal cell function and cause cellular damage. Alzhei(cid:373)er"s disease disease form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time.