Human Motor Control Flashcards
1
Q
What is movement governed by?
A
interrelated feedback and feed forward control loops
2
Q
What is essential for initiation and regulation of movement?
A
Sensory information from internal and external enviroment
3
Q
What 2 types of information is sensory information intergrated into by the CNS?
A
Proprioception
Kinesthesia
4
Q
What is proprioception?
A
Joint position sense
spatial organisation of body segments
5
Q
What is Kinesthetics?
A
Sensation of joint motion
6
Q
Where does the CNS get its sensory information from?
A
Vision- most important Audition Temp muscle receptors Articulate receptors Cutaneous receptors
7
Q
How important is vision for motor control?
A
not essential
accuracy is impaired without it
essential for error correction
