Ageing - Physical 1
- Created by: Grace.2006
- Created on: 10-03-23 20:19
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- Physical Effects of Ageing
- Physical effects of ageing
- Hearing loss
- Eyesight decreases
- Joints become stiff
- Reduced stamina
- Bone mineral density
- Poor immune system
- Hair loss
- Increased risk of fractures
- Brittle bone disease
- Cardiovascular disease
- The main function of the heart is to pump blood around the body
- Narrowing of the arteries due to fats being deposited in the walls of the blood vessels
- 'atherosclerosis'
- Fatty deposits can break away from the artery and block it causing angina
- Results in breathlessness and chest pains
- Atherosclerosis can result in high blood pressure = at risk of strokes and heart attacks
- Effects of lifestyle choice
- Risk factors
- Family history of heart disease
- Ethnic background
- Poorly controlled diabetes
- Prolonged rise in blood pressure
- Hypertension
- Poor lifestyle choices:
- Being overweight/ obese
- Smoking
- Lack of exercise
- Risk factors
- Degeneration of nervous tissue
- Senses depend on the nervous system which is composed of nervous issues
- Nervous system
- Nerves
- Spinal cord
- The brain
- Nervous system
- As we age the brain function declines
- Affects short term memory and the ability to learn new things
- Reaction times are slower
- Affects short term memory and the ability to learn new things
- Senses depend on the nervous system which is composed of nervous issues
- Degeneration of the sense organs
- As we age sensory awareness gradually decreases
- Hearing and vision may deteriorate
- The ability to taste and smell may diminish
- Cataract results from changes in the lenses of the eye
- Glaucoma is the increase of fluid pressure within the eye
- Affects eyesight with blurry vision or loss of vision
- Taste buds decrease as you age
- Skin becomes thinner and our sensitivity to pain, the temperature, and vibration
- High-frequency sounds are harder to hear. Background noise takes over speech
- Smell declines and reduces the sense of taste
- Harder to smell mild scents
- Eyes become more sensitive to light and eyes may become dry
- Harder to smell mild scents
- Smell declines and reduces the sense of taste
- High-frequency sounds are harder to hear. Background noise takes over speech
- Skin becomes thinner and our sensitivity to pain, the temperature, and vibration
- Physical effects of ageing
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