2.21 Motor System 2 Flashcards

1
Q

LMN are only neurons that convey signals to: (specific)

A

extrafusal and intrafusal skeletal muscle fibers

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2
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How many types of LMN?

A

2

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3
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Cell bodies of LMN are located here

A

ventral horn of spinal cord

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4
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two types of motor neurons

A
  • alpha

- gamma

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5
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alpha motor neurons: cell bodies and axons

A
  • large cell bodies

- large, myelinated axons

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6
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alpha motor neurons: axons projecting

A
  • project to extrafusal skeletal muscle

- branch into numerous terminals as they approach muscle

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7
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Normally, an alpha motor neurons releases enough _______ that all the muscle fibers it innervates contracts

A

ACh

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8
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gamma motor neurons: axons

A
  • medium sized
  • myelinated
  • project to intrafusal fibers in the muscle spindle
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9
Q

How do most sensory stimuli act?

A

in ensemble fashion

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10
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How do sensory stimuli act in an ensemble fashion?

neurons and CNS interaction

A
  • involved neurons can vary

- appropriate levels of CNS interact to produce context-dependent movement

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11
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What is one way to modify movement response to tendon tap?

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changing arousal level

  • relaxed: tendon elicits small movement
  • anxious: greater movement with same force
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12
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What are H reflexes?

A

monosynaptic reflexes elicited by electrically stimulating a nerve

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13
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purpose of H reflexes

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to quantify the level of alpha motor neuron facilitation or inhibition

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14
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compare H reflexes to tendon reflex

A
  • faster

- doesn’t require activation of spindle receptors

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15
Q

What motor signals do UMN provide?

A

all motor signals from:

  • brain to spinal
  • from cerebrum to cranial nerve LMNs in the brainstem
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16
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What UMN activity usually occurs automatically, without conscious effort?

A

activity controlling posture and gross movements

17
Q

What activity can occur before a person is consciously aware of a stimulus?

A

medial UMN activity

18
Q

example of medial UMN activity

A
  • a loud noise occurs behind a person

- eyes and face turn toward sound before person is consciously aware of auditory stimulus

19
Q

What are the medial UMN tracts?

A
  • reticulospinal tract
  • medial vestibulospinal tracts
  • lateral vestibulospinal tract
  • medial corticospinal tract
20
Q

reticulospinal tract (overall)

A

facilitates bilateral LMN innervating postural and gross limb movement of muscles throughout the body

21
Q

medial vestibulospinal tracts (overall)

A

receives info about head movement and position from vestibular apparatus

22
Q

lateral vestibulospinal tract responds to:

A

gravity information from vestibular apparatus

23
Q

medial corticospinal tract has direct connection from:

A

cerebral cortex to spinal cord

24
Q

fractionation

A

ability to activate individual muscles independently of other muscles

25
Q

What is fractionation essential for? What would happen without it?

A
  • essential for normal movement of the hands

- without it, the fingers and thumb would act as a single unit, as they do when picking up a water bottle

26
Q

What is the lateral UMN tract called?

A

lateral corticospinal tract

27
Q

major function of LMN

A

fractionation

28
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How does the lateral corticospinal tract fractionate?

A

by activating inhibitory neurons to prevent unwanted muscles from contracting

29
Q

most important pathway controlling voluntary movements

A

Lateral corticospinal tract

30
Q

Where do lateral corticospinal fibers arise?

A

primary motor, premotor, and supplementary motor cortex

31
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Where is the primary motor cortex located?

A

anterior to central sulcus in the precentral gyrus