In completing a physical assessment, the nurse recognizes that respiratory function of older adult clients normally declines because of:

a. Increased elasticity of the alveoli.
b. Flaccidity of the chest wall.
c. Reduced inspiratory and expiratory effort.
d. Decreased anteroposterior diameter.


ANS: C

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