What are the effects of decreased speed impulses in the older adult?
a. A "scrambled" message in the brain
b. Longer time required to complete an activity
c. Increased confusion
d. Forget how to complete an activity
ANS: B
Slowed transmission causes the older adult to take more time to complete an activity because the message must travel from the source to the brain and then from the brain to the parts of the body involved in completing the activity.
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