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Why Do People Tend to Get Shorter as They Age

Question 49

Question 49

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Why do people tend to get shorter as they age?


A) they hunch over due to fatigue
B) their bones become shorter
C) their muscles become shorter
D) the intervertebral disks deteriorate
E) the vertebral height diminishes

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