Know Your Body
Which counts as a fracture: a small crack in a bone, a complete break, or both?
Both. A fracture means a broken bone, including a crack.
Your hands are busy cooking. What voice-controlled helper could you ask to set a timer without touching your phone?
Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant.
You can’t always feel it: this condition can put extra strain on your heart and blood vessels without causing noticeable symptoms. A cuff helps detect it.
High blood pressure
Older adults generally need how much sleep each night: 4–5 hours, 7–9 hours, or 10–12 hours?
7–9 hours. Getting older does not automatically mean needing much less sleep.
Which band recorded “Hey Jude,” “Yesterday,” and “Let It Be”?
The Beatles.
Eggs, beans, fish, yogurt, and tofu all provide which nutrient that helps the body repair tissues?
Protein. It helps support tissue repair and wound healing.
You put your keys in a different place every day. What habit could save you a daily search?
Give them one designated place and consistently put them there.
Your body’s cooling system needs a refill: sweating, vomiting, or diarrhea can cause you to lose more fluid than you replace, leading to this condition.
Dehydration
Tying shoelaces is difficult, but you want to keep wearing your lace-up shoes. What could replace the regular laces?
Elastic or no-tie shoelaces. They can reduce the need to tie and untie the shoes.
In the standard U.S. version of Monopoly, how much money do you collect when you pass GO?
$200.
True or false: Once you finish growing, your bones stop changing unless you break one.
False. Bone is living tissue that is continually being broken down and rebuilt. This is called bone remodeling.
You keep turning up the television, but the dialogue is still hard to follow. What setting puts the spoken words on the screen?
Closed captions or subtitles.
You stand up from a chair and feel lightheaded because your blood pressure drops. What is this condition called?
Orthostatic hypotension
A jar lid is difficult to grip. Name something that could help you open it without simply squeezing harder.
A rubber jar gripper, non-slip material, or a suitable jar-opening device.
Sydney is famous, but it is not Australia’s capital. Is the capital Melbourne, Canberra, or Perth?
Canberra.
Why is osteoporosis, a condition that weakens bones, sometimes called a “silent disease”?
It often has no noticeable symptoms until a bone breaks. You cannot reliably judge bone strength by how you feel.
You often misplace your keys or bag. What small device can you attach to help locate them using your phone?
A Bluetooth item tracker, such as an AirTag or Tile. Compatible trackers can help locate an item or make it play a sound.
Someone tells the doctor about prescription pills but leaves out a sleep aid from the drugstore, daily vitamins, and an herbal supplement. Why does the doctor need the whole list?
Nonprescription products and supplements can interact with medicines or affect treatment. Being available without a prescription does not mean a product is risk-free.
A thin fork handle is difficult to hold. How could you change the handle while keeping the same basic utensil?
Make the handle larger with suitable built-up grip material, or use a utensil with a larger handle.
An octopus has eight arms—but how many hearts: one, two, or three?
Three. Two pump blood through the gills; the other pumps it to the rest of the body.
A broken bone no longer hurts. Does that automatically mean it is ready for normal lifting or weight-bearing? Explain your answer.
No. Pain can improve before the bone is fully healed. Activity restrictions still apply until the treating team changes them.
Small phone buttons make typing difficult. What feature lets you speak your message and have the phone turn it into written words?
Voice typing, dictation, or speech-to-text.
Two people have the same surgery, but one returns to everyday activities sooner. Name two reasons besides effort or motivation that their recovery could differ.
health before surgery, other medical conditions, complications, age, nutrition, or the support available at home.
Planning, pacing, prioritizing, and positioning can help conserve energy. Choose two and explain how you could use them while preparing a meal.
Gold has the chemical symbol Au. Which precious metal has the symbol Ag?
Silver.