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kamilo84

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The amyloid plaques that accumulate in the brain of Alzheimer's disease patients are best described as
 
  a. tangled, strand-like filaments.
  b. gummy protein deposits.
 c. plaques of dead nerve cells.
 d. mineral deposits.

Question 2

The neurofibrillary tangles associated with Alzheimer's disease are best described as
 
  a. tangled, strand-like filaments in the cortex.
 b. tangled, strand-like filaments throughout the nervous system.
 c. gummy protein deposits in the cortex.
 d. gummy protein deposits throughout the nervous system.



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bhavsar

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a




kamilo84

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!


sultana.d

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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