Normal Aging
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Across: 1. 3 words-Memory that includes motor skills such as playing a musical instrument 3. 2 words-An outcome of a slower metabolic rate and increased blood sugar. 4. Disorders that increase with age and that result from inappropriate cues to the immune system to destroy cells. 5. A sudden need to empty the bladder that may occur with age. 7. A physician who specializes in disorders associated with aging. 8. An emotion that is likely to increase with age. 10. Maximizes mental and physical function and reduces the effects of aging. 11. Physical deterioration as a natural consequence of development. 12. A highly visible influence of an aging population on culture.
Down: 2. A person who studies the aging process or works with well elderly. 5. Memories that the elderly are more likely to have trouble remembering. 6. Not necessarily a natural consequence of aging. 9. An out of date term for mental and physical deterioration associated with aging.