Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 10

The tremors and rigidity of Parkinson's disease result when a group of structures that regulate movement, called the (a) _____ , lose their supply of dopamine. In experimental treatment, fetal brain cells or stem cells can be transplanted into a precise location of a patient's brain by a technique called the (b) _____ procedure. Cells that have the amazing capacity to develop into any of the 220 types of cells that make up the human body are called (c) _____. These cells can be used to treat spinal cord injuries and diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's because stem cells can develop into (d) _____.