Q1 What disease results from the loss of a cell class in this nucleus?
ANS Parkinsons

Q2 Where are the cell bodies of axons at the tip of the pointer located?
ANS Internal segment of the globus pallidus

Q3 What is the neurological sign of a lesion of the marked nucleus?
ANS hemiballism

Q4 What neurotransmitter is used by most neurons in the marked nucleus?
ANS GABA

Q5 What is the synaptic target of neurons in the marked nucleus?
ANS Subthalamic nucleus

Q6 What is the function of the basal ganglia region at the tip of the pointer?
ANS emotions

Q7 Briefly describe from where the marked structure receives its major input.
ANS From the prefronal, posterior parietal, and parts of the temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex

Q8 Region marked A is part of which basal ganglia loop?
ANS Limbic, or emotional

Q9 What is the function of the marked structure?
ANS emotions

Q10 What is the function of the marked nucleus?
ANS Motor