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Intro to Technology & Defining Aging

1. Definition of Aging: a. Define aging as it relates to chronological changes or developmental changes and give three examples. b. How do chronological changes differ from physiological changes? c. What are the factors that lead to death of an organism? 2. Physiology to think about: (Submit complete answers in your own words to the following questions from Arking's chapter 1-Perspectives on Aging) a. Explain homeostasis and the physiological changes related to aging systems. b. Explain some of the problems with scientific methods of measuring age-related changes in individuals. c. Describe 2 crucial things to be aware of when using animal models to study aging. 3. Plasticity: a. What is plasticity? b. According to Finch senescence is on a continuum with 3 general subdivisions. Describe each subdivision and find an example of each. You may use other sources but please reference your source.

 

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