1. BASIC BODY STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
AGE COMPLICATES DISEASE
BASIC BODY STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
Chapter 7

2. SKIN FUNCTIONS: Regulates body temperature and fluid balance: protects from infection and injury
CHANGES WITH AGE
Gets Thin & Dry
Slowed Healing
Less Sweat
Gray, Thin Hair
Age Spots

3. Musculoskeletal System: Gives body structure (Bones, Joints, Muscles)
Aging Changes
Bone Loss
Muscle Loss
Wear and Tear
Less Calcium

4. Less Air gets into lungs
Respiratory System: Moves air in/out of lungs: mucus & cilia trap germs
Aging
Changes
Lungs Less Elastic
Muscles
Weaken
Less Air gets into lungs
Get
Tired
Faster

5. Cardiovascular System: Transport Oxygen and Nutrients to Body
Aging Changes
Heart Weakens
Vessels are Less Elastic
Fewer Blood Cells
Increased
Blood Pressure

6. Nervous System: Brain & Spinal Cord Functions: Homeostasis, Thought, Memory
Aging Changes
Slowed Reaction
Mild Memory Changes
Increased Fall Risk
Worse with
Chronic Disease

7. Sensory System: Helps us sort out our environment safely
Aging
Changes
Presbycusis
All Senses Diminish
Balance
Presbyopia

8. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: Produces hormones
Decrease with Age
Regulate
Sleep
Control Glands
Metabolism
Calcium for bones
Manage stress
Blood Glucose
Reproduction

9. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AGING CHANGES
Difficulty
Chewing &
Swallowing
Dental Problems
Slowed Digestion
Constipation

10. URINARY SYSTEM CHANGES WITH AGING
LESS EFFICIENT WASTE REMOVAL
DECREASED MUSCLE TONE
ENLARGED PROSTATE
INCREASED CHANCE OF UTI

11. MEN: URINATION CHANGES
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
AGING
CHANGES
MEN:
WEAK ERECTIONS
MEN: URINATION CHANGES
WOMEN:
MENOPAUSE
FACIAL HAIR
HOARSE VOICE

12. CHAPTER 8 COMMON DISORDERS
OSTEOPOROSIS
Loss of bone
Fractures
FRACTURES
Trauma
Falls
AMPUTATIONS
Diabetes
PVD
PARKINSON’S
DISEASE
Dopamine
Can’t control body movements
ALS
Muscles weaken
Paralysis
Death
HEAD AND
SPINAL INJURIES
Memory problems
Behavior change

13. Pressure Causes Lost Vision
Deafness
Blindness
Glaucoma
Cataracts
Clouded
Vision
Pressure Causes Lost Vision
Partial or Total
Hearing Aides