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major changes in respiratory system - weakening of airway musculature, enlarged alveoli with decreased elasticity, chemoreceptors slow down, decreased cough and gag reflex, decrease in # of cilia lining bronchi leading cause of death in americans > 65 - pneumonia cause of pulmonary embolism ...
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