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Statement 1 - Scattered mass of grey matter is basal ganglia. Subcortical substance of the cerebral hemisphere submerges basal ganglia inside it.

Statement 2 - Damage of basal ganglia results in Parkinson's disease in which voluntary motor and reflex activity are getting disturbed.

Option: 1

Statement 1 and statement 2 both are correct.


Option: 2

Statement 1 is incorrect but  statement 2 is correct.


Option: 3

Statement 2 isincorrect but statement 1 is correct.


Option: 4

Both the statements are incorrect.


Answers (1)

Basal ganglia are the scattered masses of grey matter.These are submerged in the subcortical substance of cerebral hemispheres.Basal ganglia consists of corpus striatum and lenticular nucleus.

  • Parkinson’s disease occurs due to damage of the basal ganglia. 

  • Wilson’s disease is due to damage of the lenticular nucleus.

Hence, Option 1 is the correct answer. 

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