HDF 100 Chapter 15: Chapter 15 HDF 100 Fall 2015
16 Feb 2017
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Middle adulthood: physical and cognitive development, chapter fifteen, when are we middle aged, developmentalists consider middle adulthood to span the years from____________40 to. 65_________ : physiological aging, cha(cid:374)ges i(cid:374) the (cid:271)ody"s. Ability to regulate body temperature: bone density. _____bones begin to lose density____ at around the age of 40; as bones lose density they become more brittle and prone to fracture: aerobic capacity, cardiovascular system becomes __less efficient__ as we age. The maximum heart rate decreases as we age. However, the resting heart rate and the cardiac output (amount of blood pumped over a period of time) do not change. In response to stress or exertion, older adults increasing risk of stroke. ___lung tissue stiffens___ with age: breathing capacity ____declines by half_____, regular exercise can offset this loss. Leading causes of death during middle adulthood: cancer, heart disease and accidents.
