Mrs. H and Mrs. J are the same age. While in the doctor's waiting room, they discuss their ailments and their beliefs about aging. Mrs. H argues that Mrs. J must be older because she has more ailments
The nurse settles the argument by stating a cornerstone of all biological theories of aging. Which of the following statements did the nurse most likely make? A) Aging is a predictable cellular process.
B) Cells undergo a finite number of divisions.
C) No two individuals age identically.
D) Body systems decline at the same rate.
C
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Individual variability is fundamental to all biological theories. Aging is not totally predictable, nor is it necessarily cellular in some biological theories. Body systems are often seen to decline at different rates.
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