The Basics
The year range of baby boomers.
What is 1946 to 1965?
Changes in vision occur at age __.
What is mid-30s?
What is metabolism, regulating body temperature, muscle mass, bone density, strength, blood sugar tolerance, aerobic capacity?
Leading causes of death.
Exposure to ______ plays a part in wrinkles.
What is UV rays?
Beginning age 25, we lose neurons that are responsible for _________.
What is sensing signals such as sights and sounds, and for coordinating muscular responses?
Bones begin to loose density at the age of ___.
What is 40?
Sleep disorders.
Eating the same as you did when you were younger.
What is gaining weight (metabolism)?
Clouding of the lenses of the eye.
What are cataracts?
BMI.
The process by which the body changes food and drink into energy.
What is metabolism?
What is insulin?
Loss of elasticity in the lens that makes it harder to focus on, or accommodate to, nearby objects or fine print; the result is middle-aged adults may need reading glasses.
What is presbyopia?
Maximum heart rate declines, but exercise expands _____ at any age.
What is aerobic capacity?
No two people age in the same way or at the same rate.
What is interindividual variability?
Loss of hearing over time and impacts the elderly most;30–35 percent of adults between 65 and 75 have hearing loss.
What is presbycusis?
Breathing capacity may decline by half between early adulthood and late adulthood.
Increases health during middle adulthood.