Question

The nursing instructor is teaching the students about degenerative diseases that affect both the musculoskeletal and neurologic systems. The student correctly identifies the disease that is a progressive deterioration of emotional, physical, and cognitive abilities as ___________.

Answer 1

Alzheimer's disease

Step-by-step explanation:

Neurodegenerative disease is the condition which is caused when the fundamental unit of the nervous system called neurons degenerate. The two main neurodegenerative diseases are Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

The Parkinson's disease is the disease which affects the musculoskeletal system but the Alzheimer's patient is not able to recall the memory and events, therefore, interfere with the deterioration of the cognitive and emotional abilities.

Thus, Alzheimer's is the correct answer.