While Doing an Autopsy of a Brain, Dr

question 117

Multiple Choice

While doing an autopsy of a brain, Dr. Howard shakes her head , saying, "This is so very sad." When an assistant asks her what she sees, she says, "Two words ... deformed axons." What was the source of Dr. Howard's disgust?

• A) Neuritic plaques
• B) Neurotransmitters
• C) Presbycusis
• D) Neurofibrillary tangles

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