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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Alzheimer’s disease properly identified?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1889.

2. What is the third of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) Hypertention.
(b) Transient ischemic attack.
(c) Decreased resistance to infection.
(d) Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.

3. How old was James McCarty when he was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked?
(a) 18.
(b) 52.
(c) 35.
(d) 43.

4. What word used in Chapter 4 refers to a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging?
(a) Metastasis.
(b) Aphasia.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Obtundation.

5. What is the number three killer of the elderly, according to the author in Chapter 4?
(a) Acute infection.
(b) Strokes.
(c) Cellular aging.
(d) AIDS.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Dr. Nuland’s brother?

2. Dr. Nuland theorizes that 85% of the aging population will die from one of seven primary causes, which he refers to as what in Chapter 4?

3. What is the title of Chapter 4 of the book?

4. Dr. Nuland compares the metabolic changes of aging to what in Chapter 3?

5. Into how many main chambers is the human heart divided?

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