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KimWrice

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What are the effects of decreased speed impulses in the older adult?
 
  a. A scrambled message in the brain
  b. Longer time required to complete an activity
  c. Increased confusion
  d. Forget how to complete an activity

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The nurse is aware that the urge to defecate is increased peristalsis stimulated by the defecation reflex and the __________ reflex.
 
  Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Slowed transmission causes the older adult to take more time to complete an activity because the message must travel from the source to the brain and then from the brain to the parts of the body involved in completing the activity.

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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