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NUR 410 Exam One
Terms to know
Term | Definition |
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crystallized intelligence | knowledge accumulated over a lifetime; arises from dominant hemisphere of brain |
fluid intelligence | involves new information emanating from the nondominant hemisphere; controls emotions, retention of nonintellectual information, creative capacities, spatial perceptions, and aesthetic appreciation |
immunosenescence | the aging of the immune system |
presbycusis | progressive, irreversible hearing loss that occurs as a result of age-related changes to the inner ear |
presbyesophagus | a condition characterized by a decreased intensity of propulsive waves and an increased frequency of the nonpropulsive waves in the esophagus |
presbyopia | the inability to focus or accommodate properly due to reduced elasticity of the lens that results from aging |