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As cells age, they function less well. Eventually, old cells must die, which is a normal part of the body’s functioning.

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How well organs function depends on how well the cells within them function. Older cells function less well. Also, in some organs, cells die and are not replaced, so the number of cells decreases. The number of cells in the testes, ovaries, liver, and kidneys decreases markedly as the body ages. When the number of cells becomes too low, an organ cannot function normally. Thus, most organs function less well as people age. However, not all organs lose a large number of cells. The brain is one example. Healthy older adults do not lose many brain cells. Substantial losses occur mainly in people who have had a stroke or who have a disorder that causes the progressive loss of nerve cells (neurodegenerative disorders), such as Alzheimer disease or Parkinson disease .

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Musculoskeletal System .)

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The amount of muscle tissue (muscle mass) and muscle strength tend to decrease beginning around age 30 and continuing throughout life. Some of the decrease is caused by physical inactivity and decreasing levels of growth hormone and testosterone, which stimulate muscle development. Also, muscles cannot contract as quickly because more fast-contracting (fast-twitch) muscle fibers are lost than slow-contracting (slow-twitch) muscle fibers. However, aging's effects reduce muscle mass and strength, which is preventable with regular exercise. More severe muscle loss (called sarcopenia, which literally means loss of flesh) results from disease or extreme inactivity, not from aging alone.

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Eyes .)

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Ears, Nose, and Throat .)

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Mouth and Teeth and Effects of Aging on the Ears, Nose, and Throat .)

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Skin .)

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Nervous System .)

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Heart and Blood Vessels .)

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Respiratory System .)

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Digestive System .)

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Urinary Tract .)

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Female Reproductive System .)

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Female Reproductive System .)

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Female Reproductive System .)

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(See also Effects of Aging on the Endocrine System .)

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The amount of active bone marrow, where blood cells are produced, decreases. Therefore, fewer blood cells are produced. Nonetheless, the bone marrow can usually produce enough blood cells throughout life. Problems may occur when the need for blood cells is greatly increased—for example, when anemia or an infection develops or bleeding occurs. In such cases, bone marrow is less able to increase its production of blood cells in response to the body’s needs.

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The cells of the immune system act more slowly. These cells identify and destroy foreign substances such as bacteria, other infecting microbes, and probably cancer cells. This immune slowdown may partly explain several findings associated with aging:

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