An 85-year-old patient asks why she always feels so cold. What should the nurse's response include?
A) "Heat sensors in the blood vessels lose sensitivity with aging."
B) "Your body metabolism is slowing the amount of blood flow."
C) "Blood vessels don't constrict as quickly with aging."
D) "Aging causes a layer of the blood vessels to stiffen."
E) "One layer of the blood vessels gets thinner with aging."
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