The Nurse Is Conducting an Informative Session About Alzheimer's Disease

question 24

Multiple Choice

The nurse is conducting an informative session about Alzheimer's disease (AD) for a local civic group. The nurse shows an understanding of the disorder by providing which information?

• A) In AD, the central nervous system is unpredictably affected, resulting in a loss of communication and motor skills.
• B) AD is a form of dementia that is caused by a lack of a brain chemical.
• C) AD occurs when the person's own immune system attacks the cells of the body.
• D) AD is a disease process that starts by affecting a person's memory and progresses toward the loss of reasoning abilities.

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Definitions:

Alveoli

are the tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.

Gas Exchange

The biological process by which gases (mainly oxygen and carbon dioxide) are transferred between the blood and the external environment during the act of breathing.

Vocal Folds

Muscular membranes in the larynx that produce sound when air is expelled through them, also known as vocal cords.

Glottis

Vocal apparatus; includes vocal folds and the cleft between them.