Final Pt. 4 Flashcards
Direct and indirect pathways of cortex?
direct- corticospinal
indirect- corticobulbar
Akinesia vs dykinesia?
akinesia- absence of movement (basal ganglia)
dynkinesia- diffuculty of movement (cerebellum)
Levels of control?
Highest (precommand)- cerebellum/ basal nuclei
middle- motor cortex/ brain stem
lowest- spinal cord
primary motor cortex, premotor cortex, brocas area, frontal eye field?
PMC- precentral gyrus, relationship w/ primary somatosensory gyrus
PC- movment of several muscle groups
brocas- motor speech
FEF- voluntray eye movement
Basal ganglia requird for what?
movement initiation
Descending motor pathways?
Efferent impulses to spine from brain
direct: pyramidal
indirect: all others
Motor pathways use what neurons?
upper motor cortex neurons, lower spinal cord/crainial nerve neurons
What does pyramidal system do?
regulates fast/ skilled movement
90% lateral corticospinal
10% anterior corticospinal
How are skeletal muscles innervated?
ACh diffuses across cleft, binds
- Na/K across membrane
- Depolarization of inner muscle, AP
Parapeligia, quadrepeligia, paralysis
Parapeligia: T1 to L1
quad: cervical region
Paralysis: loss of motor function
Flaccid paralysis?
damage to ventral root, anterior horncells
- lower motor neurons damage, no impulses
- no movement at all
Spastic paralysis?
upper neurons of pri. motor cortex damaged
- spinal neurons intact
- no voluntray movement, ireegular stimulation
What tracts make up extrapyramidal system?
rubrospinal (control flexor muscles), vestibulospinal, reticulospinal (balance), tectospinal tracts (head movements)
Cerebellar processing?
The cerebellum gets data from the cortex, initiates voluntary movement, and finds the best way to perform movement
Neocerebellum?
lateral lobes of cerebellum, fine motor coordination
Midline cerebellum?
spinal inputs, posture, balance
Vestibulocerebellum?
floccondular lobe, maintains stability of head on body
What is the final common motor pathway?
lower motor neurons recive signal from direct/indirect motor neurons
sum of all inhib/exhib signals determines response of lower motor neurons/ skeletal muscles