Older persons are at risk for respiratory complications for which of the following reasons?
a. Respiratory muscles are stronger.
b. Lung tissues are more elastic.
c. They have less strength to cough.
d. They have more pain.
C
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A) Visceral B) Proprioceptive C) Exteroceptive D) Visual
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