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Ageing

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This Ageing page on GoConqr gathers community-made quizzes, mind maps, flashcards and notes on how the body changes with age, from theories of aging and sarcopenia to the ageing heart, lungs, skin and senses. It's built for university students filling gaps in physiology and for teachers after ready-made material. There are more than 20 resources here, including more than 10 mind maps and a few quizzes, all at university level. Open a mind map, then test yourself with a quiz.

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Topics in Ageing

Mechanisms and Theories of Ageing5Physiological Changes of Ageing13Musculoskeletal Ageing6

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About Ageing

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What this page covers

This unit page sits in the strand Endocrine System, Reproduction and Lifespan, within Physiology. It collects resources on how and why the body changes over time. Mind maps make up the largest share, with quizzes, flashcard decks and a couple of notes alongside them.

The topics range from big-picture ideas to specific organ systems:

  • Theories: the mind map Aging and Elderly sets out what causes aging, including programmed theory, error theory and the biological timetable. Theories of aging covers similar ground.
  • Muscle and skeleton: Musculoskeletal Ageing, Ageing - sarcopenia and Physiology - Ageing & the skeleton.
  • Organs and senses: The Ageing Heart and Lungs, Ageing Skin and GI Tract, and Aging Changes in the Senses.
  • Inflammation: the flashcard deck Inflammation and aging.

Where to start

Begin with the mind map Aging and Elderly. It gives you the definition and the main theories in one view. Next, open the mind map called ageing, which moves through physiological changes in the central nervous system and the endocrine system.

Then pick the system you are working on. If you are studying muscle, go to the Ageing mind map on sarcopenia, which includes metabolic and cellular changes, and follow it with the Ageing - sarcopenia flashcards.

Using quizzes and maps together

  1. Read a mind map slowly and cover each branch in your own words.
  2. Take a quiz on the same system. The Ageing Heart and Lungs asks, for example, what happens to cardiac myocytes as we age.
  3. Note which questions you missed and go back to the matching branch.
  4. Use flashcards such as Physiological Changes in Aging to rehearse the terms until they come easily.

Teachers can use the quizzes and maps as ready-made starting points for a lecture or a revision-style discussion, then ask students to add their own details.

Next step

Choose one system, work through its map and quiz, and then try building a mind map of your own to fill any gaps you find.

Frequently asked questions

Which resource should I open first?

Start with the mind map Aging and Elderly. It defines aging as a set of processes that contribute to health deterioration and death over time, then lays out the main theories of what causes it. After that, the mind map called ageing moves on to physiological changes in specific systems.

Which quizzes are on this page?

There are a few quizzes. The Ageing Heart and Lungs looks at cardiac myocytes and changes in the heart. Ageing Skin and GI Tract covers skin functions and the cells active in immunity. There is also a quiz on aging and the motor system, and one titled 43, 44 Aging.

What do the flashcards cover?

The flashcard decks include Physiological Changes in Aging, which covers multimorbidity and connective tissues, and Ageing - sarcopenia, which asks what causes sarcopenia and how activity affects it. Another deck, Inflammation and aging, covers inflammation as a biological process. There is also a deck on ageing and the skeleton.

Are these resources free, and who made them?

Every resource listed here is free to open, study and take, with no account needed. They were made by GoConqr users, not by GoConqr itself. More than 20 contributors have added to this unit, so the style and depth of the resources vary from one to the next.

What level are the resources?

All of the resources on this page are at university level. They suit university students studying physiology who want to check their understanding of ageing, and teachers looking for ready-made material to adapt for lectures or tutorials.

What if I can't find the topic I need?

Check the mind maps first, since several cover different angles, such as the senses, skeletal muscle and the theories of aging. If a topic is still missing, you can build your own quiz, mind map or flashcards with a free account, which also saves your quiz scores.

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