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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Nuland compares the metabolic changes of aging to what in Chapter 3?
(a) A decaying piece of fruit.
(b) A computer becoming obsolete.
(c) A truck rusting in the field.
(d) The parts-replacement capability in a machine.

2. What did Dr. Nuland’s grandmother eventually die from?
(a) A stroke.
(b) Dementia.
(c) Asphyxia.
(d) Myocardial infarction.

3. What is the title of Chapter 10?
(a) “Doors to Death of the Aged.”
(b) "Accidents, Suicide, and Euthanasia."
(c) "The Malevolence of Cancer."
(d) “Lessons Learned.”

4. What word from Chapter 6 refers to the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of humans?
(a) Endorphins.
(b) Hemoglobin.
(c) Ventricles.
(d) Plasmid.

5. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3, heart muscle and brain cells are unable to do what?
(a) Reproduce.
(b) Fight disease.
(c) Die.
(d) Become infected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 6?

2. What refers to an often serious and body-altering physical injury, such as the removal of a limb?

3. Who is quoted with the following statement in Chapter 6: “Man is an obligate aerobe”?

4. According to the author in Chapter 6, lack of oxygen to any major organ can induce what?

5. What word from Chapter 10 refers to any abnormal new growth of tissue, or tumor?

(see the answer key)

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