KROK 1 2015 – Question 173 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
Parkinson’s disease is caused by disruption of dopamine synthesis. What brain structure synthesizes this neurotransmitter?
- A. Globus pallidus
- B. Hypothalamus
- C. Red nucleus
- D. Corpora quadrigemina
- E. Substantia nigra
Hint
Recall the dopamine-producing pathway that projects to the striatum and where its cell bodies are located.
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