Areas Of The Brain Involved In Motor Function

Question 1

What are Lower motor neurons called?

Answer 1

Pyramidal neurons

Question 2

Where do lower motor neurons synapse?

Answer 2

With Skeletal muscles and form a single motor unit and when activated it causes skeletal muscle to contract

Question 3

Where are the UMN located?

Answer 3

Various regions of foreboding responsible for planning coordination and executing motor commands

Question 4

What are the 3 pairs of deep nuclei in the cerebellum?

Answer 4

Dentate nuclei
Interposed
Fastigal

Question 5

What are the 3 lobes of the cerebellum?

Answer 5

Anterior
Posterior
Flocculondar lobe

Question 6

What are the 3 functional areas of the cerebellum?

Answer 6

Vestibulocerebellum
Spinocerebellum(posture and gait)
Cerebrocerebellum

Question 7

What are the 3 layers of the cerebellar cortex?

Answer 7

Molecular Layer
Purkinje Layer
Granule cell Layer

Question 8

What is the Basal Ganglia known as?

Answer 8

Cerebral nuclei

Question 9

What are the structures of the Basal ganglia?

Answer 9

Caudate nucleus
Lentiform nucleus(Lateral putamen and medial globes pallidus)

Question 10

What are the 2 subdivisions of the Globus palladus?

Answer 10

GPEXT AND GPINT

Question 11

What do the putamen and globes pallidus form?

Answer 11

Lentiform nucleus

Question 12

What are the subdivisions of the Substantia nigra?

Answer 12

Pars compacta(dopamine)
Pars reticula(GABA)

Question 13

What is the function of the Basal ganglia?

Answer 13

Eliminate unnecessary movements
Regulate attention and cognition
Muscular control
Regulate slow or stereotyped movements