Cerebellum

Question 1

This plays a role in planning and initiation of movement

Answer 1

Pontocerebellum

Spinocerebellum is for synergy (control rate, force, range, direction of movement)

Question 2

____ is the failure to perform rapid alternating movements

Answer 2

dysdiadochokinesia

Question 3

____ is a low frequency tremor whose amplitude increases as an extremity approaches the endpoint of deliberate and visually guided movement

Answer 3

Intention tumor

Question 4

_____ phenomenon is the failure of antagonistic muscle to contract after removal of resistance to limb movement

Answer 4

Absent rebound phenomenon

Question 5

The purkinje cell layer is the only output of the cerebellar cortex which uses ____ NT

Answer 5

GABA, inhibitory.

Output projects to deep cerebellar nuclei and to the vestibular nucleus

Question 6

The granulate cell excites basket and stellate cells. It uses ___ as NT.

Answer 6

Glutamate

Question 7

The basket cells inhibit purkinje cells by releasing

Answer 7

GABA

Question 8

This cell releases GABA to inhibit the deep cerebellar nuclei

Answer 8

purkinje cells

Question 9

The ___ and ____ fiber inputs exert a strong excitatory effect on purkinje cells

Answer 9

climbing and mossy fiber inputs