Part A Which of the following is not a reason we become shorter as we age? o As

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Part A Which of the following is not a reason we become shorter as we age? o As a person ages, the ligaments connecting vertebrae together are weakened, resulting in a more pronounced kyphosis. This posterior curvature of the spine lowers the skull, making you shorter. As a person ages, scoliosis may develop resulting in an abnormal spinal curvature and shorter stature. As a person ages, vertebral bodies lose bone mass (osteoporosis) resulting in smaller vertebrae that stack closer together. As a person ages, the intervertebral discs become thinner and the vertebrae will be stacked closer together, resulting in shorter stature. Submit Request Answer

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As the person ages scoliosis may develop resulting in a abnormal spinal curvature and shorter stature is not the reason

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