PANCE Practice Test

Category - PA

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, progressive motor disorder caused by the loss of which of the following?
  1. dopamine from substantia nigra
  2. acetylcholine from the basal ganglia
  3. muscarinic receptors in the muscles
  4. myelenation of the motor nerves
Explanation
Answer: A - Destruction of the dopaminergic neurons in substantia regia reduces the amount of neurotransmitter dopamine.
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