Grandpa Frank Is Often Confused and Doesn't Know Where He

question 138

Multiple Choice

Grandpa Frank is often confused and doesn't know where he is much of the time.You visit him,but he doesn't seem to recognize you.He has gotten much worse over the past few years.The doctor says that there is no cure and that a protein which is destroying brain cells is the suspected cause.Grandpa Frank has been diagnosed with:

• A) Alzheimer's disease
• B) Parkinson's disease
• C) Stroke
• D) Fragile X syndrome

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Definitions:

Deionized Water

Water that has had its ions removed, making it highly pure and used in laboratories to avoid contamination in experiments.

Renal Corpuscle

A structure in the nephron of the kidney, involved in filtering blood to form urine.

Nephron Loop

A long, U-shaped portion of the nephron in the kidney, crucial for concentrating urine and recovering water and sodium from the urine.

Proximal Tubule

The segment of the nephron in kidneys immediately following the Bowman's capsule that participates in the reabsorption of water, ions, and all organic nutrients.