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Dopamine deficiency is associated with which disease?

Answer: Parkinson disease.

  • A Alzheimer disease
  • B Parkinson disease
  • C Multiple sclerosis
  • D Myasthenia gravis

Correct answer: B. Parkinson disease

Explanation: Parkinson disease: degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in substantia nigra. Causes tremors, rigidity, and impaired movement.

Labeled diagram of a neuron showing dendrites, cell body (soma) with nucleus, axon, myelin sheath, Nodes of Ranvier, and axon terminals

Structure of a neuron. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Brain, spinal cord, neurons, reflex arcs, and sense organs.

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