Aging will cause the following normal connective tissue change:
a. Decreased connective tissue stiffness
b. Increase in the amount of connective tissue in the extracellular matrix
c. Increase in the number of motor units
d. Decrease of sarcopenia
ANS: B
Many normal changes occur with aging. It is normal for there to be an increase in the amount of
extracellular matrix found in the makeup of the connective tissue.
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