Aging and Changes in System PDF
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This document discusses aging cells and organs, and how the decline in one organ's function can affect the function of another organ. It's likely a lecture or study guide about the effects of aging on biological systems.
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AGE RELATED BODY SYSTEMS CHANGES Aging cells Ascells age, they function less well. Eventually, old cells must die, as a normal part of the body’s functioning. Aging organs A decline in one organ’s function, whether due to a disorder or to aging i...
AGE RELATED BODY SYSTEMS CHANGES Aging cells Ascells age, they function less well. Eventually, old cells must die, as a normal part of the body’s functioning. Aging organs A decline in one organ’s function, whether due to a disorder or to aging itself, can affect the function of another. For example, if atherosclerosis narrows blood vessels to the kidneys, the kidneys function less well because blood flow to them is decreased.
