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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Neurofibrillary tangles are associated with deformed axons and are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions, which could elicit such a response from a medical professional during an autopsy.

While Doing an Autopsy of a Brain, Dr