Exam Questions Chapter 10 Neuromuscular Movement Functions - Older Adults Functional Performance 4e | Test Bank by Bette Bonder by Bette R. Bonder. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 10: Neuromuscular and Movement Functions: Muscle, Bone, and Joints
1. As a general rule, age-related changes in neuromusculoskeletal function:
a. Are highly variable and individual
b. Are a consistent downward spiral to total disability
c. Reflect a U-shaped curve of decline and improvement
d. Are distributed across a bell-shaped curve
2. In the International Classification of Function (ICF) categorization, the term “impairments” refers to:
a. Limitations in activity
b. Difficulty with participation
c. Abnormality of function and structure
d. Any problem with functioning at any level
3. On the basis of the hierarchy developed by Spirduso and colleagues (2005), a physically frail elder is one who:
a. Participates in activities with individuals younger than themselves and exercises on a regular basis for health and well-being
b. Functions independently, although engages only in less physically demanding activities
c. Lives independently with human or environmental assistance but is unable to engage in certain instrumental activities of daily living
d. Requires institutional care or full-time assistance
4. Maximal muscle strength is believed to develop during individuals’:
a. Teenage years
b. 20s and 30s
c. 40s
d. 60s
5. Loss of muscle strength accelerates at age:
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 70
6. Muscle decrease as a result of lack of physical activity is known as:
a. Muscle atrophy
b. Sarcopenia
c. Lethargy
d. Normal aging
7. Of the following, which is the most readily reversible cause of muscle atrophy in old age?
a. Poor nutrition (especially inadequate protein)
b. Decrease in capillaries per muscle fiber
c. Hormonal and immunological changes
d. Disuse
8. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of sarcopenia?
a. Muscle weakness
b. Reduced function and mobility
c. Increased metabolic cost of movement.
d. Loss of bone stability
9. Which of the following is a true statement?
a. Muscle power may be a more important factor in activities of daily living (ADL) performance than muscle strength.
b. Muscle power is not an important factor in ADL performance.
c. Muscle power and muscle strength are equally important to ADL function.
d. Muscle strength is the most important predictor of ADL function.
10. Bone mass lost as a result of bed rest is:
a. Gone permanently
b. Very slow to rebound
c. Slow to rebound only in postmenopausal women
d. Quickly recovered with rehabilitation
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