The Plaques Seen in Alzheimer's Patients Are Webs of Abnormal

question 23

True/False

The plaques seen in Alzheimer's patients are webs of abnormal filaments found within nerve cells.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the brain and nervous system.

Autoreceptors

Specialized receptor molecules located on a neuron that respond to the neurotransmitter released by that neuron, regulating its own function.

Presynaptic Side

The part of a synapse that releases neurotransmitters from the axon terminal of a neuron into the synaptic cleft, initiating a neural signal.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers released by neurons that transmit signals across a chemical synapse, such as between neurons or from neurons to muscles.