In a Study of Older Community Residents and the Activities

question 14

Multiple Choice

In a study of older community residents and the activities that were meaningful to them, Strawbridge and Wallhagen noted that men scored higher than women on _____.

• A) enjoying intimacy
• B) growing spiritually
• C) being involved with social organizations
• D) being helpful to others

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Definitions:

Bowman's Capsule

A sac resembling a cup located at the start of the nephron’s tubular part in the kidney, which carries out the initial process of filtering blood to produce urine.

Capillaries

The smallest blood vessels in the body that connect arteries and veins, facilitating the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrients and waste substances between blood and the tissues of the body.

Bowman's Capsule

A part of the nephron in the kidney that encloses the glomerulus and where blood filtration begins.

Renal Corpuscle

A component of the nephron in the kidney responsible for the filtration of blood to form urine.