Match the correct answer with the appropriate term.

Question

_______ 1. Maximum number of years of life for a species
_______ 2. Average number of years lived in a given society
_______ 3. Loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and quality
_______ 4. Typical stress response for women
_______ 5. Typical stress response for men
_______ 6. Damage to the skin commonly seen in people who are bedridden
_______ 7. Atrophic gastritis is characterized by inadequate amounts of this substance
_______ 8. In the elderly, elevated stores of this mineral are more likely than deficiencies
_______ 9. Breakdown of these compounds can lead to gout
_______ 10. Deficiency of this nutrient blunts the sense of taste
_______ 11. Deficiency caused, in part, by the elderly’s low intake of milk
_______ 12. Age-related cloudy areas of the eye lenses
_______ 13. Also called degenerative arthritis
_______ 14. Nutrient that may reduce inflammation in joints of those with rheumatoid arthritis
_______ 15. Joint inflammation involving a defective immune system
_______ 16. Form of arthritis characterized by deposits of uric acid crystals
_______ 17. Substance that is essential to memory
_______ 18. Clumps of this substance make up senile plaques
_______ 19. The anticoagulant warfarin acts by blocking the enzyme that activates this nutrient
_______ 20. Intake of this substance interferes with utilization of many cholesterol-lowering drugs


a. Fight or flight
b. Tend and befriend
c. Life span
d. Life expectancy
e. Iron
f. Cataracts
g. Vitamin D
h. Zinc
i. Beta-amyloid
j. Sarcopenia
k. Purines
l. Gout
m. Vitamin K
n. Acetylcholine
o. Osteoarthritis
p. Grapefruit juice
q. Pressure ulcers
r. Hydrochloric acid
s. Omega-3 fatty acids
t. Rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 1

1. Maximum number of years of life for a species
ANSWER: d
2. Average number of years lived in a given society
ANSWER: c
3. Loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and quality
ANSWER: j
4. Typical stress response for women
ANSWER: b
5. Typical stress response for men
ANSWER: a
6. Damage to the skin commonly seen in people who are bedridden
ANSWER: q
7. Atrophic gastritis is characterized by inadequate amounts of this substance
ANSWER: r
8. In the elderly, elevated stores of this mineral are more likely than deficiencies
ANSWER: e
9. Breakdown of these compounds can lead to gout
ANSWER: k
10. Deficiency of this nutrient blunts the sense of taste
ANSWER: h
11. Deficiency caused, in part, by the elderly’s low intake of milk
ANSWER: g
12. Age-related cloudy areas of the eye lenses
ANSWER: f
13. Also called degenerative arthritis
ANSWER: o
14. Nutrient that may reduce inflammation in joints of those with rheumatoid arthritis
ANSWER: s
15. Joint inflammation involving a defective immune system
ANSWER: t
16. Form of arthritis characterized by deposits of uric acid crystals
ANSWER: l
17. Substance that is essential to memory
ANSWER: n
18. Clumps of this substance make up senile plaques
ANSWER: i
19. The anticoagulant warfarin acts by blocking the enzyme that activates this nutrient
ANSWER: m
20. Intake of this substance interferes with utilization of many cholesterol-lowering drugs
ANSWER: p