Exam 17: Physical Development in Late Adulthood

A) Lung capacity increases
B) Lungs become more elastic
C) The diaphragm strengthens
D) The chest size decreases

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A) Shrinkage of neurons
B) Reduced length of axons
C) Lower numbers of synapses
D) Lower number of neurons

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A) free-radical; oxygen molecules
B) mitochondrial; mitochondria
C) stress; nutrients
D) free-radical; mitochondria

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A) There still are many uncertainties about the role of antioxidant vitamins in health.
B) Recent research reviews have supported the belief that antioxidant vitamin supplements can reduce the incidence of cancer.
C) A recent meta-analysis of seven studies concluded that dietary intakes (not vitamin supplements) of vitamin E,C,and beta-carotene were not linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer disease.
D) Recent research reviews have not supported the belief that antioxidant vitamin supplements can reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases.

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A) Parkinson disease.
B) Alzheimer disease.
C) dementia other than Alzheimer disease.
D) brain cancer.

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