KROK 1 2020 – Question 53 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
A patient has signs of striatopallidal system damage. These signs are caused by disturbed synthesis of a certain mediator in a certain structure. Name this mediator and its corresponding structure:
- A. Serotonin - caudate nucleus
- B. Dopamine - substantia nigra
- C. Noradrenaline - putamen
- D. Adrenaline - thalamus
- E. Adrenaline - globus pallidus
Hint
Think about which structure projects to the striatum with a modulating transmitter, and what kind of movement disorder appears when that input fails.
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