KINE 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Retirement Age, Pattern Hair Loss, Minoxidil
8 Sep 2016
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5. 4 million canadians 65+ years of age. 11-15 million canadians 65+ years of age. Physiological age: a person"s age as estimated in terms of their: Expressed in terms of the chronological age of a normal individual showing the same degree of anatomical and physiological development. Outline: characterizing our physiological age: dental/skeletal, anthropometrics. Skin: hair, uses for physiological age characterization. Dental health: predominant 30 years ago: developmental targets: Fluoride treatment has made it less useful for predicting age in older people. Skeletal development: dark areas denote ossified portions and spaces between cartilage models: ossification (bone development, mesoderm cell cartilage bone. Sexual maturation: onset of menses: menarche a girl"s 1st menstruation. Pubic hair (both male and female: genitals (male) Hormone production: excessive = early /insufficient = delayed. Body fat: obesity pandemic early maturation. Energy balance: nutrition, physical activity, sleep. Facial skin is thin, dry and slack (70) Nose has broadened from accumulated cartilage (70)
