What physiological changes described in Chapter 2 are important in understanding health?
What physiological changes described in Chapter 2 are important in understanding health?
Based on information in Chapters 2 and 3, how might a primary prevention program be designed to prevent cardiovascular disease? (Compare your answer with the intervention types described in Chapter 5)
How do the ethnic differences in average longevity and in health relate to the diversity issues we examined in Chapter 1?
What are the physiological changes in the cardiovascular system as we age?
The most common aging change is increased stiffness of the large arteries, called arteriosclerosis (ahr-teer-ee-o-skluh-roh-sis), or hardening of the arteries. This causes high blood pressure, or hypertension, which becomes more common as we age.
