Which Medication Prescribed to Patients Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease Normalizes

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which medication prescribed to patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease normalizes levels of glutamate rather than antagonizes cholinesterase?

• A) Donepezil (Aricept)
• B) Rivastigmine (Exelon)
• C) Memantine (Ebixa)
• D) Galantamine (Reminyl)

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Definitions:

Derived Homologies

Features shared by descendants of a common ancestor that have undergone evolution to serve new functions.

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Common Ancestor

The most recent individual from which all organisms in a group are directly descended.

Phylogenetic Systematics

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