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Which organ decreases about 40 percent in capacity between the ages of 20 and 80?
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• heart
• liver
spleen
lungs
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Vital (lung) capacity falls markedly with age — roughly a 40% drop from about age 20 to 80 — due to loss of elastic recoil, stiffer chest wall, weaker respiratory muscles and reduced alveolar surface.
Vital (lung) capacity falls markedly with age — roughly a 40% drop from about age 20 to 80 — due to loss of elastic recoil, stiffer chest wall, weaker respiratory muscles and reduced alveolar surface.
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