Aging affects all of the body's cells, tissues, and organs which in turn affect the functioning of all body systems. Changes in lung tissue near your airways lose their ability to keep the airways completely

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Aging affects all of the body's cells, tissues, and organs which in turn affect the functioning of all body systems. Changes in lung tissue near your airways lose their ability to keep the airways completely open. This causes the airways to close more easily. These changes in lung tissue allows air to get trapped in your lungs. The degradation of lung tissue does not allow enough ____________.