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sashaice [31]
2 years ago
10

The decrease in height that can occur in older adulthood results mainly from change in what body area

Biology
1 answer:
svet-max [94.6K]2 years ago
6 0
The decrease in height is caused by the discs between vertebrae compressing.
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