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Blood<\/h2>\r\nThere is no major changes to blood with age, but there is a reduction of red bone marrow.\u00a0 This means that there is a diminished capacity for blood cell formation in the elderly.\r\n

Heart<\/h2>\r\nIn the absence of heart disease the heart remains essentially the same size, or diminishes slightly in size.\u00a0 The is a reduction in the number and size of cardiac muscle cells with aging and an increase in fibrous tissue.\r\n

Blood Vessels<\/h2>\r\nBlood vessels reduce in elasticity with age.\u00a0 This is due to a reduced elastic fiber content in the wall of the arteries.","rendered":"

Blood<\/h2>\n

There is no major changes to blood with age, but there is a reduction of red bone marrow.\u00a0 This means that there is a diminished capacity for blood cell formation in the elderly.<\/p>\n

Heart<\/h2>\n

In the absence of heart disease the heart remains essentially the same size, or diminishes slightly in size.\u00a0 The is a reduction in the number and size of cardiac muscle cells with aging and an increase in fibrous tissue.<\/p>\n

Blood Vessels<\/h2>\n

Blood vessels reduce in elasticity with age.\u00a0 This is due to a reduced elastic fiber content in the wall of the arteries.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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