Geriatric 51-100

51.  The three hormones your thyroid gland produces are the followings EXCEPT:
triiodothyronine
parathyrin
thyroxine
calcitonin
52.  Insulin is produced by:
The liver
The pancreas
The Kidney
The Spinal cord
53.  Aldosterone is a steroid hormone produced by:
Medulla
Nephrons
Kidney
Zona glomerulosa
54.  The parathyroid glands located around the thyroid gland are of:
5
4
3
2
55.  When aldosterone production falls too low, the kidneys are not able to regulate:
Water balance
Salt balance
Blood volume and blood pressure
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56.  The pineal gland located in:
The brain
The vertebrate brain
The vertebrae
The Spinal cord
57.  The pineal gland is also known as:
The conarium 
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The epiphysis cerebri
The conarium or epiphysis cerebri
58.  The pineal gland produces:
melatonin 
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serotonin
melatonin and serotonin
59.  Cortisol affects the breakdown of the followings EXCEPT:
glucose
Acid
fat
protein
60.  The pituitary gland located at:
The top of the brain
The top of the liver
The base of the kidney
The base of the brain
61.  Growth hormone is to:
fuel childhood growth
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help maintain tissues
help maintain organs
62.  The pituitary gland slowly reduces the amount of growth hormone in:
childhood
Beginning in middle age
Middle age
elderly
63.  Changes in Digestive system in elderly:
the pancreas gains in overall weight
constipation becomes more common
lactase levels decrease and the pancreas gains in overall weight
lactase levels decrease and Constipation becomes more common
64.  Presbyesophagus is:
the strength of esophageal contractions decreases
the strength of esophageal contractions and the tension in the upper esophageal sphincter decrease
the tension in the upper esophageal sphincter decreases
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65.  With age, the stomach lining's capacity to resist damage:
increases
decreases
strong
vigorous
66.  With age, the stomach:
can accommodate much food
cannot accommodate much food
can accommodate much soft food
can accommodate much hard food
67.  When getting age, the rate that the stomach empties food into the small intestine:
increases
decreases
strong
vigorous
68.  Commonly the conditions that decrease acid secretion of the stomach is:
Hypertrophic gastritis
Atrophic gastritis
Hyperplasic gastritis
Hypoplasic gastritis
69.  The digestive system disease that commonly appears in the old:
Pyloric stenosis
Small intestine cancer
Colon cancer
Peptic ulcer disease
70.  The production and flow of bile decrease with aging. As a result, the problems more likely to form are:
Bile duct swelling
Gallstones
Cholecystitis
Biliary diskinesia
71.  Signs of lactose intolerance in some older adults are the followings EXCEPT:
vertigo
abdominal pain
gas, bloating
diarrhea, nausea
72.  Bacterial overgrowth in small intestine may also lead to decreased absorption of certain nutrients, such as:
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vitamin B12
iron
Calcium
73.  With age, the pancreas decreases in overall weight, and some tissue is replaced by:
swelling
scarring
hypertrophic cells
hyperplasic cells
74.  With age, the ability of the liver to metabolize many substances:
increases
decreases
is stronger
is faster
75.  Drugs often need to be ……………….. In older people:
decreased
increased
ground
sugar+coated
76.  The bile flows from:
Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas
Small intestine
77.  When aging, The rectum does enlarge somewhat:
A slight slowing in the movement of contents through the large intestine
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A modest decrease in the contractions of the rectum when filled with stool
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78.  What does “GROWTH” in health mean?:
It is defined as increase in size as a foetus grows into a child
It is defined as increase in size as a child grows into an adult
It is defined as increase in size as an adult grows into an elderly
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79.  What does “DEVELOPMENT” in health mean?:
It is the progress towards immaturity
It is the progress towards maturity
It is the progress towards puberty
It is the progress towards youth
80.  What does “MATURATION” in health mean?:
The stop of the adult stage brought about by the growth and development
The stabilization of the adult stage brought about by the growth and development
The beginning stage of an adult brought about by the growth and development
The final stage of an adult brought about by the growth and development
81.  About the lips when getting age:
Commissures descend inferiorly
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“M flattening” shape of upper lip vermillion
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82.  When getting age, the lips become:
wrinkling and loss of turgor
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atrophy
flattened in M shape
83.  When aging, gingiva:
Diminished keratinization
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increased fibrous tissue content
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84.  Gingiva of the old people is:
Increased in width of attached Gingiva
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possibly reduced in stippled effect
85.  Gingiva of elderly is:
Decreased connective tissue cellularity
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Decreased in resistance to infection
86.  The ability of the periodontal ligament in elderly:
Resistance to infectious diseases is decreased
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There could be calcifications occurring within its substance
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87.  PDL width starts to dwindle as some of the teeth becomes…………………..with age:
functional
Non+functional
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No answers are right
88.  In Older individuals Cementicles are:
Absent
Present
Functional
Non+functional
89.  When there is thickening of cementum with age it envelops these cementicles and is referred as:
Cementosis
Ex+cementosis
In+cementosis
Out+cementosis
90.  A cementicle is……………………………..embedded within or attached to the cementum layer on the root surface of a tooth, or lying free within the periodontal ligament:
a small calcified mass
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Spherical calcified mass
ovoid calcified mass
91.  When aging, the blood vessels of the PDL may:
undergo atherosclerosis
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resulting in ischemia
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92.  When aging, for PDL of the old:
There is a decrease in the fibrous tissue content
There is an increase in the fibrous tissue content
There is an increase in the connective tissue content
There is a decrease in the connective tissue content
93.  With aging, the pulp chamber:
Increase in volume
Decrease in volume
Increase in width
Increase in height
94.  Vascular supply to pulp tissue when aging:
There is a replication
There is a reduction
There is a loop
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95.  About cell and cell organelles, they:
Decrease in number of cells and cell organelles
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Decrease in size of cell
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96.  When aging, the pulp volume also decreases, due to:
the continued deposition of enamel
the continued deposition of dentin
the continued deposition of calcification
the continued deposition of mineralization
97.  Thin root canal in an adult tooth seems as:
obliterated
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narrow
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98.  Fibrosis in aging pulp due to:
Increased accumulation of both diffuse fibrillar component
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bundles of collagen fibers
Increase in fibers in pulp is gradual
99.  Atherosclerotic plaques may appear in vessels of aging pulp that the outer diameter of vessel walls become greater due to:
increased collagen fibers
decreased collagen fibers
increased connective tissue
decreased connective tissue
100.Atherosclerotic plaques may appear in vessels of aging pulp that blood flow too decreases with age due to:
calcifications are found in vessels
basically in the apical foramen
No answers are right
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