Exam 5: Health and Prevention

Arsenic and lung cancer Exposure to the asbestos increases an individual's risk of developing _______ cancer.

Osteoporosis- choice The disease that involves an abnormal thinning of the bones is:

Multi-infarct dementia- stem Though very similar in many ways to Alzheimer's disease,multi-infarct dementia (MID)differs importantly in that it is caused by:

Parkinson's disease- choice In ________________ disease,the individual primarily suffers from disturbances in motor functioning,including having tremors,shuffling gait,and difficulties maintaining balance.

BMI and cancer risk A prospective study of BMI and cancer risk showed that a high BMI is associated with a greater risk of which type of cancer?

Arteriosclerosis- choice In which health condition does the individual develop general thickening and hardening of the arteries?

Behavioral risk factors The behavioral risk factors for chronic diseases in later adulthood include tobacco smoking,unhealthy diet,physical inactivity,and:

Global prevealnce The World Health Organization estimates that,in 2010,approximately _______ million people over the globe had diabetes.

Arthritis prevalence According to the CDC,approximately ______% of those 85 and older suffer from arthritis.

Plaques made up of beta amyloid The plaques found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease are made up of which substance?

Stages of Alzheimer's Disease Psychologists diagnosing Alzheimer's disease look for which key symptom in its early stage?

Caspase theory- choice Which theory of Alzheimer's disease proposed that beta amyloid releases an enzyme that causes neuronal death?

Stroke belt- stem The "stroke belt" is located in which part of the world?

Heart disease as #1 cause of death The number one cause of death in the United States,primarily because it is suffered by older adults,is:

Alzheimer's vs.vascular dementia Unlike memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease,the symptoms of vascular dementia may be:

Risk factors for osteoporosis A middle-aged man is worried that his 83-year-old mother may develop osteoporosis,a reasonable concern because she:

Metabolic syndrome example- stem A 66-year-old man was told by his physician that he has metabolic syndrome.This means that he meets which of the following criteria?

Education and prevalence U.S.estimates of the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease typically do not take into account the factor of ____________,which might lead in part to inflated prevalence statistics.

Treatment of diabetes Diabetes can be prevented and even treated by which behavior?

Pseudodementia example- choice An 82-year-old man constantly feels sad,demoralized,and worthless.He also is experiencing significant memory problems.Based on this pattern of symptoms,physician examining Mr.Grah should take care to rule out which possible cause of his memory loss?