2D. Neurodegenerative Disease

Question 1

chronic conditions that damage and destroy parts of the nervous system over time, especially the brain

Answer 1

neurodegenerative diseases

Question 2

cause progressive damage to various areas of the brain, causing neurons in several areas of the brain to die

Answer 2

dementia-type diseases

Question 3

involve myelin damage or loss which affects sending nand relaying of nerve signals

Answer 3

demyelinating diseases

Question 4

happen because of damage to specific neurons in the brain that help manage coordination and precise control of muscle movements

Answer 4

Parkinsonism-type diseases

Question 5

happens when neurons that control movements die off

Answer 5

motor neuron diseases

Question 6

type of protein misfolding disease that cause serious brain damage in a relatively short time (most people don’t survive more than a year)

Answer 6

prion diseases

Question 7

diseases that are uncommon but happen often enough to be common knowledge; affects more than 50 million people worldwide

Answer 7

degenerative brain diseases

Question 8

TRUE OR FALSE: neurodegenerative diseases aren’t preventable but we can lower the risk of
developing one

Answer 8

true

Question 9

an inherited disorder caused by a genetic abnormality

Answer 9

Huntington’s disease

Question 10

occurs when the nerve cells in the brain don’t produce enough dopamine, which can be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors

Answer 10

Parkinson’s disease