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mcmcdaniel

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Alzheimer's disease is evident in post-mortem brains by:
 
  a) Smaller ventricles.
  b) Atrophy of the cerebral cortex by plaque deposits.
  c) Plaque deposits on the medulla oblongata.
  d) None of the above are correct.

Question 2

Alzheimer's disease is the result of:
 
  a) Age-based slowing of all bodily processes.
  b) Low social and intellectual stimulation.
  c) Tangled abnormal protein filaments called neurofibrillary tangles.
  d) Side-effects of long-term medication, such as anti-Parkinson's medication.


jesse.fleming

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c


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