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Aging
Aging
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
10/20/2014

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Term

Cumulative assault

Definition

Environment

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 Programmed

Definition
Genetics
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Telomeres

Definition
End of chromosome
Term
Cancer does not have _________ because Cancer cells dont _________
Definition

Telomeres

Age

Term
Melanin is the __________ cell for your hair
Definition
Color
Term
Hela
Definition
Cells
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Skin is the __________System
Definition
Integumentary
Term
Side of effects of aging to the skin are:
Definition

Wrinkles

 Loss of oil/sweat glands

Thinning of skin

Regulating temp

 Loss of subcutaneous fat (heat)

 

 Loss of hair/hair color

Term
Wrinkles are cause by?
Definition
Loss of elasticity in the skin
Term
At 40 Wrinkles come from ________
Definition
Presbyopia
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Nancy Paelosi uses _______
Definition
Botox
Term

Botox is what?

 

And can kill how many with how much?

Definition

 Botox=Neurotoxin

 

Botox= clostridium botulinum= Food Poisoning

1 pint 6 billion

Term

Atrophy

Definition

Loss of muscle mass

 

Term

 

 Neural Atrophy

Definition

 loss of nerve function

 
Term

 

 Disuse Atrophy

Definition
Use it or lose it
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Muscle changes to _______

Definition

Fat/ Scar tissue

 

Term

   Osteoporosis comes from a loss of_______

Definition

Calcium
Term
by 70 woman lose ______ of their bone mass
Definition
1/2
Term
Osteomalacia is also know as 
Definition
Soft bones
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Osteomalacia is a result of 
Definition

low calcium

low vitamin D

Term
Ricketts
Definition
Weak bones from vitamin D deficiency in children
Term
Arthritis
Definition
Inflammation in joints
Term
OsteoArthritis comes from_____
Definition
Wear and tear
Term

Rheumatoid is a _______disease that causes______

Definition

Autoimmune that causes disfigurment

Term

Kyphosis is when you have a ___________

Definition
Hunch back
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 Presbycusis is when your _________

Definition
Hard of hearing
Term
Cataracts is the __________________
Definition
Fogging of the lense of your eye
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 Glaucoma is caused from _______

Definition
Intraocular pressure
Term

Macular Degeneration is the ___________________

Definition

break down of the maculae in the eye 

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