With Increasing Age, the Reduction in the Lungs' Ability to Inflate

question 17

Multiple Choice

With increasing age, the reduction in the lungs' ability to inflate and deflate is due to the deterioration of ________ throughout the body.

• A) lymphatic tissue
• B) elastic tissue
• C) smooth muscle
• D) hyaline cartilage
• E) skeletal muscle

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