chap 14-16

Question 1

fractionation allows us to

Answer 1

ability to activate individual muscles independently of or muscles

Question 2

Dysmetria

Answer 2

Over- or under-shooting a traget

Question 3

Dydiadochokinesia

Answer 3

Inability to perform rapid alternating movements like pat-a-cake

Question 4

Cerebellum

Answer 4

action tremor

Question 5

Basal Ganglia

Answer 5

resting tremor

Question 6

The Basal Ganglia exerts it regulatory control over movement through regulating:

Answer 6

inhibition

Question 7

Controls lower motor neurons that innervate distally located muscles; primary tract for voluntary movement

Answer 7

Medial Upper neuron tracts

Question 8

The cerebellum receives all types of sensory information in order to:

Answer 8

make movement adjustments

Question 9

Key neurotransmitter deficiency in Parkinsons Disease:

Answer 9

dopamine

Question 10

Movement disorder that is common to ALL lesions in the cerebellum

Answer 10

ataxia

Question 11

Spasticity, also termed muscle hyperstiffness or hypertonia, is a sign of:

Answer 11

UMN lesion

Question 12

Clonus is characterized by what?

Answer 12

Involuntary, repetitive, and rhythmic muscle contractions in response to muscle stretch

Question 13

Area of cerebellum functionally related to balance control/equilibrium:

Answer 13

Vestibulocerebellum

Question 14

There are four pathways that carry information between the cerebellum and other structures. What is the name of the high fidelity tract that carries information between the upper extremities, neck and upper trunk proprioceptors about a movement?

Answer 14

Cuneocerebellar

Question 15

Parkinsons Plus is a _____ disorder whereas Huntingtons Chorea is a ______ disorder.

Answer 15

hypokinetic;hyperkinetic

Question 16

Dysarthria is seen in ______________cerebellar lesions:

Answer 16

cerebro

Question 17

Signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease or Parkinsonism

Answer 17

akinetic/rigid, tremors, “mask-like face”

Question 18

The cerebellum controls and refines our movements by determining timing, intensity, coordination, balance and ___________________. (HINT: Did you create a mnemonic for this?)

Answer 18

accuracy

Question 19

Example of a pathological reflex:

Answer 19

Babinski

Question 20

The Basal Ganglia is made of five nuclei: putamen, globius pallidus, substantia nigra, subthalamic nucleus and ____________:

Answer 20

Caudate