The Nurse Is Discussing an Older Adults Risk for Skeletal

The nurse is discussing an older adults risk for skeletal fractures with a group of students assigned to the clinical area. Which of the following would the nurse most likely explain as the underlying reason for the increased risk?

A) Collagen formation decreases.
B) Aging leads to a deficiency of calcium.
C) No bone reformation occurs in the older adult.
D) Bone resorption is more rapid than bone formation.