Summary: Ch 12

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  • What is the term for the physical decline that occurs in everyone and every body part that is both visible and invisible?

    Senescnece
  • What allows organs to function normally thru adulthood bc of extra capacity allows someone to cope with extra demands?

    organ reserve
  • What helps many couples overcome fertility obstacles?

    assisted reproductive technology (ART)
  • What is the inability to conceive after trying for at least a year?

    Infirtility
  • What happens when an egg is removed from a woman and is fertilized with a sperm in a lab and then is inserted into a woman's uterus?

    In vitro fertilization
  • What is effected by slower firing of neurons and axon messages not being picked up as quickly?

    Grey and white matter
  • These are examples of what,Multitasking-> becomes harderProcessing -> takes longerComplex working memory tasks-> become nearly impossible

    Effects of the aging brain
  • What are physical appearance changes in adulthood?

    Skin- dryer and rougher
    hair- grey and thins
    bones lose density ( ppl get shorter)
    joints lose flexibility
  • What usually occurs around 50 when women's periods stops and production of estrogen progesterone and testosterone drops?

    Menopause
  • What occurs to men when testosterone level drops?

    Andropause
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