Lecture 1 Flashcards
________ is defined as the ability to maintain and change posture and movement is the result of a complex set of neurologic and mechanical processes.
Motor control
Which treatment theory is top down and emphasizes the integration of reflexes?
Hierarchical Theory
Which treatment theory is top down and emphasizes the integration of reflexes?
Hierarchical Theory
what are three primitive reflexes?
Rooting
Palmer grasp
Plantar support
Startle reflex
what are three tonic reflexes?
ATNR
STNR
TLR
most of the reflexes (primitive and tonic) are integrated by _____ months?
4-6 months
name two ions involved in generating an action potential
Sodium and potassium
where is the motor cortex?
Back of the frontal lobes
Is the cortical spinal tract, ascending or descending?
Descending
What is the resting membrane potential of most neurons?
-70 to -90mV
what is it called when an action potential jumps at gaps in the myelin sheath?
Saltatory conduction
where do the corticospinal tracks crossover?
Medula Oblongata
where do the spinothalamic tracts end?
Somatosensory cortex
what are the three phases of Motor learning?
Cognitive, associative and autonomous
which phase of motor learning involves practicing, but still making mistakes?
Associative
