Which of the following is not a reason we become shorter as we age? As a person ages, vertebral bodies lose bone mass (osteoporosis) resulting in smaller vertebrae that stack closer together.
As a person ages, the ligaments connecting vertebrae together are weakened, resulting in a more pronounced kyphosis. This posterior curvature of
the spine lowers the skull, making you shorter.
As a person ages, the intervertebral discs become thinner and the vertebrae will be stacked closer together, resulting in shorter stature.
As a person ages, scoliosis may develop resulting in an abnormal spinal curvature and shorter stature.
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The correct answer is - As a person ages, scoliosis may develop resulting in an abnormal spinal curvature and shorter stature.

Explanation:

Scoliosis is a condition in which spine curvature towards the sides takes place before the puberty during growth period or spurt normally. The cause of this condition could be muscle dystrophy or palsy and similar condition.

This affects the stature of an individual but not affected by age as it remains constant normally after development or growth till puberty. All other conditions are associated with the short stature and influenced by the age.

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a tetrad is the foursome during meiosis made by two homologous chromosomes that have each already replicated into a pair of sister chromatids.