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Cerebellum and Motor Control Flashcards

1
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what does cerebellum mean?

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“little brain”

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what similarities does the cerebellum share with the cerebrum?

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  • Two hemispheres
  • Outer cortical layer of gray matter
    (cerebellar cortex) and inner region
    of white matter and subcortical nuclei (deep cerebellar nuclei)
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3
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does the cerebrum or cerebellum contain more neurons?

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the cerebellum has 4x as many neurons as the cerebrum

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4
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True or false: efferents project directly
to local circuits or LMNs?

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false

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5
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is the cerebellum responsible for initiating movement?

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no

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6
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how does the cerebellum primarily operate?

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by modifying the activity of UMNs

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7
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how does the cerebellum modify the activity of UMNs?

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Adjusts the motor activity of
the descending pathways to
make movements more accurate

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8
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list the cortical layers of the cerebellum from deepest to most superficial

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granule - purkinje - molecular

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9
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what is the deep lateral nucleus of the cerebellum?

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dentate nucleus

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10
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what are the 3 medial nuclei of the deep cerebellum?

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2 interposed nuclei
1 fastigial nucleus

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11
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what is the honorary nucleus of the deep cerebellum?

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vestibular nuclei

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12
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does the cerebellum have a homunculus?

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yes

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13
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what is the somatotopic organization of the cerebellum?

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  • Axial muscles represented more centrally
  • Distal muscles represented more laterally
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14
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what are the functional divisions of the cerebellum?

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  1. Vestibulocerebellum
  2. spinocerebellum
  3. cerebrocerebellum
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15
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what is the function of the vestibulocerebellum?

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postural control

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16
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what is the function of the spinocerebellum?

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gross movements of the trunk and limbs

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17
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what is the function of the cerebrocerebellum?

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fine motor voluntary movements

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18
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what are the cerebellar preduncles?

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Connections between cerebellum and other
parts of the CNS

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19
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is the superior preduncle efferent or afferent?

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exclusively efferent

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20
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is the middle preduncle efferent or afferent?

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exclusively afferent

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21
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is the inferior preduncle efferent or afferent?

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both

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where do efferents from the superior preduncle go to?

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thalamus and superior colliculus

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23
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where do afferents from the middle preduncle come from?

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pontine nuclei

24
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where do afferents from the inferior preduncle come from?

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vestibular nuclei, spinal cord, brainstem

25
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where do efferents from the inferior preduncle go to?

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vestibular nuclei and reticular formatio

26
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what is the role of the vestibulocerebellum?

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  • Integrates vestibular information from vestibular apparatus in inner ear and vestibular nuclei
  • Provides information on head position with
    respect to gravity
  • Receives visual information from visual cortex
  • Modifies vestibular reflexes for eye movements (ie. VOR) and postural control
27
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what tracts does the vestibulocerebellum influence?

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vestibulospinal tracts

28
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where does the spinocerebellum receive information from?

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spinal cord, vestibular nuclei, and
brainstem nuclei

29
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what is the vermis of the spinocerebellum responsible for?

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balance and proximal motor control

30
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what is the paravermis of the spinocerebellum responsible for?

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distal motor control

31
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what does output from the spinocerebellum include?

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motor cortex via thalamus and extrapyramidal and pyramidal tracts for motor execution

32
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what does the vermal part of the spinocerebellum influence?

A

vestibulospinal tracts

33
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where is input to the cerebrocerebellum from?

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cerebral cortex

34
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what is the function of the cerebrocerebellum?

A

Planning and timing of highly skilled
distal movements

35
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what does the cerebrocerebellum form a closed loop with?

A

the cerebral cortex

36
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what does output from the cerebrocerebellum include?

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cerebral cortex and lateral corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts

37
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what are the main functions of the cerebellum?

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  • Planning and execution of movement
  • Coordination of multi-jointed movement
  • Postural control
  • Error correction
38
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are clinical signs of cerebellar lesions are typically ipsilateral or contralateral to the lesion?

A

ipsilateral

39
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what is ataxia?

A

incoordination of movement

40
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what else can a cerebellar lesion cause?

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  • Poor postural control
  • Difficulty learning highly skilled sequences
41
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what are signs of Vestibulocerebellum damage?

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  • Spontaneous nystagmus
  • Postural instability
  • Truncal ataxia
42
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what are signs of Spinocerebellum damage?

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  • Damage to vermis
    * Truncal ataxia
  • Damage to paravermis
    * Dysarthria
    * Limb ataxia (dysdiadochokinesia, dysmetria,
    intention tremor)
    * Ataxic gait
43
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what are signs of Cerebrocerebellar damage?

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  • Loss of coordination of fine finger movements
  • Dysarthria
44
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what is intention tremor?

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Tremor during movement
Increases as reach target

45
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what is dysmetria?

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  • Overshooting or undershooting
    as limb approaches a target
  • Inability to gauge the distance
46
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what is Dysdiadochokinesia?

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Difficulty performing rapid alternating movements

47
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what is a special test for dysmetria?

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heel to shin test

48
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what is the definition of motor control?

A

The ability to regulate or direct the
mechanisms essential to movement

49
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what information does normal motor control rely heavily on?

A

visual
somatosensory
vestibular

50
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what brain structures are heavily involved in motor control?

A

basal ganglia and cerebellum

51
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what are the 3 main types of upper extremity impairments?

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  1. Perceptual problems
  2. Reach and grasp impairments
  3. Grasp and in-hand manipulation impairments
52
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what can perceptual problems be caused by?

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visual field deficits, neglect, and agnosia

  • Difficulty locating target
  • Object identification (visual agnosia)
  • Difficulty planning and executing reach and grasp
53
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what is the Largest contributor to impaired reaching post- stroke?

A

loss of individuation

54
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what are abnormal synergies?

A

Obligatory co-activation of muscles during
voluntary motion

55
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what does loss of individuation typically affect?

A

flexors of the upper extremities and extensors of the lower extremities

56
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