Someone please explain the process of death by old age?

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retireed · Answer

Every day I look in the mirror.

giitter · Answer

Arew you sure that this is math?

giitter · Answer

are***

iyuko · Answer

Age involves numbers.

celinegirl · Answer

your body just stops working why does it matter?

iyuko · Answer

Thats's not accrate

zepdrix · Answer

There is no such thing as dying "of old age".
That's not a cause of death.

As you age, your body ages,
and certain things start to function differently/poorly.

I'm no expert on health so I wouldn't be able to help really.
I just wanted to make sure that distinction is clear. :)

iyuko · Answer

Then explain "Natural Death"

iyuko · Answer

Natural Cause

mhchen · Answer

Your cells stop dividing right?

zepdrix · Answer

That usually refers to some type of organ failure.
Liver shutting down.. stuff like that.
I think..

sooobored · Answer

the key term is homeostasis
over time, the average cell's ability to continue to function decreases, hence organs being unable to function resulting in, as mentioned above, organ failure

whether this decrease is attributed to the telomeres of a chromosome and the decrease of telomerase(protein which maintains telomeres) as you age is uncertain.
Im sure there is research into this, but im a mechanical engineering, not a cellular researcher