Later Life Is Mared by Heterogeneity

question 35

Multiple Choice

Later life is mared by heterogeneity. This means that ______.

• A) older adults are different than younger adults
• B) younger adults are more different than each other
• C) older adults are more different from each other than from those in earlier ages
• D) those in earlier ages are vastly different than those in middle age

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Definitions:

Tibia

The larger and stronger of the two bones in the lower leg, commonly known as the shinbone.

Quadriceps Femoris

A large muscle group that includes the four prevailing muscles on the front of the thigh, responsible for extension of the knee.

Vastus Lateralis

The vastus lateralis is a muscle in the thigh that is one of the components of the quadriceps femoris, involved in extending the knee and stabilizing the patella.

Epitrochlearis

A small muscle found in some animals' forearm that assists in the extension of the forearm, not consistently present in human anatomy.