Identify an age-associated physiological system change of the nervous system that affects nutritional health.

​Mrs. Brown is 61 years old, is 5′3″ tall, and has a medium frame. She is a physically active woman. She reports that she has lost 20 pounds in the last 6 months and now weighs 130 pounds. She complains of poor appetite. She eats 2 meals a day and is complaining that food has lost its taste, and when she eats, she feels something sticking in her throat, pain, and discomfort; she has ill-fitting dentures that bother her.   Which of the following supplements would most likely improve her health?

Discuss protein adequacy for an individual elderly adult. Include what is the RDA amount for protein/kg, why more might be better, and the types of problems lower levels of protein can cause. 

According to our class lecture, Alzheimer’s Disease might be related to:

The article you were asked to read on Exercise for Optimal Brain Function discussed the Functional Aging Training Model (seen in PP lecture). What do they mean by ‘what is good for the heart is good for the brain’? Discuss how exercise improves many aspects of cognitive function. Which is better for this – aerobic or muscle-strengthening? Lastly, what are some types of exercise that are particularly valuable to suggest to a client?  

The Demographic Transition refers to:

​Mrs. Brown is 61 years old, is 5′3″ tall, and has a medium frame. She is a physically active woman. She reports that she has lost 20 pounds in the last 6 months and now weighs 130 pounds. She complains of poor appetite. She eats 2 meals a day and is complaining that food has lost its taste, and when she eats, she feels something sticking in her throat, pain, and discomfort; she has ill-fitting dentures that bother her.   Mrs. Brown is at risk of nutritional deficiency due to _____.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that longevity depends 51% on _____.

Timeline:  Fill in the missing act, event, group, or person to complete this timeline about the causes of the Civil War.  (10 questions – be sure to scroll down.) Word bank: Harriet Beecher Stowe             Roger Taney                           Jefferson DavisJohn Brown                               Preston Brooks                      Charles SumnerAbraham Lincoln                       Stephen Douglas                   Harriet TubmanFrederick Douglass                    South Carolina                       GeorgiaAlabama                                     Uncle Tom’s Cabin                  Ft. NecessityKansas-Nebraska                      border ruffians                        copperheadsscalawags                                  Dred Scott v. Sanford              Gibbons v. OgdenCrittenden Compromise           Wilmot Proviso                       Ft. SumterThe Impending Crisis in the South 1850  –   Compromise of 1850 1852  –   ______[1]______    The publication of this book by Harriet Beecher Stowe was denounced in the South, but became a bestseller in the North.   1854  –   ______[2]______    Stephen Douglas introduced the bill to organize this area west of Missouri and Iowa as territories to facilitate building a trans-continental railroad.   1855  –   _______[3]_____    The name given to the group of people who would cross into “Bleeding Kansas” to help create a pro-slavery government.   1856  –   _______[4]______    This Senator was beaten unconscious after his speech “The Crime Against Kansas.”   1856  –   _______[5]______    This Supreme Court case ruled that the Plaintiff had no right to sue in federal court.   1857  –   Panic of 1857   1858  –    _______[6]_____    Name one of the men who publicly debated for the Illinois Senate seat.   1859  –    _______[7]_____    This man led a raid on Harper’s Ferry.   1860  –    Election of 1860             –    _______[8]_____    This compromise was a last ditch effort to preserve the Union.              –   _______[9]_____    This state was the first to secede two days after the failure of the previous compromise.               –   _______[10]____    The remaining four southern states seceded after Lincoln re-supplied this fort, and southerners viewed it as a hostile act.  

Match the letters in the reaction map below to the correct reagent(s). Some reagent choices will be used more than once. Be careful as the letters on the left column will be scrambled (unfortunately I cannot fix this).