Chapter Nine Review

What two gases are exchanged in the lungs?

• Oxygen and nitrogen

• Oxygen and carbon monoxide

• Oxygen and carbon dioxide

• Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

Muscles weakening and losing tone

• Indicate the beginning of atrophy

• Indicate the loss of the ability to walk

• Indicate the beginning of contracture

• Is a normal change of aging

The upper chambers of the heart, called the left atrium and right atrium, ________ blood and the lower chambers, or ventricles, __________ blood.

• Receive, pump

• Clean, filter

• Pump, receive

• Purify, oxygenate

Why might older adults have a greater chance of getting urinary tract infections (UTIs)?

• The diet of elderly adults makes them more susceptible.

• The bladder may not empty completely, which increases the chance of infection.

• The urethra shrinks in older adults, which creates a greater risk of infection.

• The ability of kidneys to filter blood increases, which increases risk of UTIs.

Which of the following describes a normal change of aging related to vaccines?

• Vaccines gain effectiveness.

• Vaccines become less painful.

• Vaccines lose effectiveness completely.

• Response to vaccines decreases.

What is the largest body system?

• The circulatory system

• The respiratory system

• The nervous system

• The integumentary system

Voluntary muscles are attached to ____________ and are ____________ controlled.

• The rib cage, subconsciously

• Bones, consciously

• Ligaments, consciously

• Synovial joints, involuntarily

Maeve checks Mrs. Hassin’s temperature and notes that it is slightly higher than usual. What should she do and why?

• She should make a mental note to check it again later in the day because just one unusual reading is not significant.

• She should document that Mrs. Hassin’s temperature is elevated because this could indicate that an illness is starting.

• She should immediately bring the charge nurse in to check Mrs. Hassin because this is likely to indicate a serious illness.

• She should offer Mrs. Hassin some Tylenol because this will lower her temperature.

A diet that contains (a)   and plenty of fluids will help prevent constipation.

• Fiber

• Water

• Exercise

• Medication

Older adults generally need to bathe

• About as often as younger people

• More frequently than younger people

• Less frequently than younger people

• Twice a month