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A condition caused by narrowing of the vertebral discs and gradual collapse of the osteoporotic thoracic vertebral bodies is:
 
  a. kyphosis
  b. scoliosis
  c. spondolysis
  d. thoracosis

Question 2

With an aging patient, total body water _______, the number of body cells _____ and there is a(n) _____ proportion of body weight as fat.
 
  a. increases, decrease, decrease
  b. decreases, increase, increase
  c. decreases, decrease, increase
  d. increases, increase, decrease



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C



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