Introduction to Geriatric Care

A natural process that makes us more vulnerable to disease

A condition that can be manipulated, treated, and delayed

A decline in all biological functioning and ability to adapt to metabolic stress

A time-dependent accumulation of damage at the molecular level (correct)

To explore aging as a disease

To adapt to metabolic stress

To procreate and carry DNA (correct)

To delay the aging process

As a natural process that cannot be manipulated or treated

As a decline in all biological functioning

As a condition that can be delayed but not manipulated

As a biological condition that can be manipulated, treated, and delayed (correct)

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