All are physiological changes that occur with aging EXCEPT:
A) reduced skeletal muscle mass.
B) degeneration of fibrocartilage in intervertebral discs in the spine.
C) increased basal metabolic rate (BMR).
D) reduced bladder capacity and incomplete bladder emptying.

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With aging, the basal metabolic rate (BMR) typically decreases, not increases, due to a reduction in lean body mass and other metabolic changes.

All Are Physiological Changes That Occur with Aging EXCEPT