Nu 606 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

how does a slower metabolic rate effect the cells - ANSWER ☑☑mitosis slows down, decreased tissue repair what is menopause - ANSWER ☑☑ovaries cease to produce estrogen and progesterone, which raises follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone (biofeedback mechanisms), and ultimately the ovaries cease to respond to FSH and LH what happens to vaginal ph as women age past menopause - ANSWER ☑☑alkaline, increased r/f infection what is BPH - ANSWER ☑☑benign prost...

NU 606 Exam 4 Chapters 18, 19, 24 Exam with All Correct Answers what results in decreased height and kyphosis - Answer- spontaneous vertebral fractures What is Dowager's hump? - Answer- Advanced osteoporosis of the spine, increased kyphosis, can develop vertebral fractures and spinal hump. what happens to fibrocartilage in the intervertebral discs with age - Answer- degenerates with age causing herniation in old age why is cough impaired in old age - Answer- weakening skeletal musc...

what are the two layers of the pericardial sac correct answer: outer fibrous pericardium anchors the heart to diaphragm visceral pericardium (epicardium) has a serous membrane what is unique about cardiac muscle (myocardial fibers) correct answer: - no nerves are present intercalated discs at the junctions between fibers (they contain desmosomes, connections to prevent muscle cells from separating during contraction, and gap junctions, which permit ions to pass from cell to cell which fac...

Sign a. objective indicators of disease that are obvious to someone other than the affected individual. Ex: fever, rash Symptom a. subjective feelings; ex: pain, nausea Acute indicates short-term illness that develops quickly with marked signs such as high fever or severe pain; ex: acute appendicitis Chronic milder condition developing gradually, but it persists for a long time and usually causes more permanent tissue damage, intermittent acute episodes; ex: rheumatoid arthritis Synd...

Describe four general treatment measures for cardiac disorders. correct answer: dietary modification; exercise program; cessation of smoking; drug therapy 3. Identify ten risk factors for developing atherosclerosis. Indicate which ones are modifiable and which ones are not. Note that these are the same risk factors for heart disease. correct answer: • age—cannot be changed • gender—cannot be changed • genetic or familial factors—cannot be changed • obesity—modifi...

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