A&P 1 MA278/BSC2 - Module 7. Questions & Answers. A+ Graded.

MS is an autoimmune disease that causes the body to attack the myelin sheath which helps the signal travel through brain. ALS is a motor neuron disease that mainly affects the actual motor neuron cells. ms is an autoimmune (a protein goes "haywire") and ALS is hereditary MS probably wont lead to death, it'll affect the quality of life. ALS can lead to death MS more common in women, ALS more common in men Corre ct Answ er: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are neurodegenerative diseases that affect the central nervous system. Both attack the body’s nerves and muscles. In many ways, these two diseases are similar. Students should list and describe several of the items listed in this chart: ALS MS affects brain and central nervous system affects brain and spinal cord late stage often leaves people paralyzed late stage can affect mobility, but rarely leaves people completely debilitated more physical difficulties more mental impairment not an autoimmune disease an autoimmune disease more common in men more common in women most commonly diagnosed in people between ages 40-70 most commonly diagnosed in people between ages 20-50