The Following Description Is of an Individual in the Early

question 226

Multiple Choice

The following description is of an individual in the early stages of __________: "Hair continues to become grayer and thinner in both men and women....Bones continue to thin, especially in women, and the thinning of the bones contributes to a stooped posture."

• A)early adulthood
• B)young adulthood
• C)middle adulthood
• D)late adulthood

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Definitions:

Chyme

The semi-fluid mass of partly digested food that moves from the stomach to the small intestine.

Anabolism

The constructive part of metabolism concerned with the building up of complex molecules from simpler ones.

Catabolism

The breakdown of complex molecules within an organism to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy; destructive metabolism.

Gastroenterology

A branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders.