Lecture 12- Contributions Of Cerebellum And Basal Nuclei To Motor Function I Flashcards
What does the premotor cortex (area6) do?
- Plans movements based on sensory and visual cues
What does the supplementary motor area (area6) do?
- retrieves and coordinates memorized motor sequences
What are some functions of the motor cortex system (4)?
- provides most of the activating signals to the spinal cord
- Issues sequential and parallel commands that initiate various cord patterns
- cortical patterns are usually complex and can be learned
- cord patterns are mainly determined by heredity and are “hard-wired”
Why has the cerebellum been called a silent area of the brain?
Because electrical excitation of the cerebellum modes not cause any conscious sensation and rarely causes any motor movement
Removal of the cerebellum causes what?
Causes body movements to become highly abnormal
What are the two major roles played by the cerebellum?
- timing of motor activities
- rapid, smooth progression from one muscle movement to the next
What are some of the functions of the cerebellum (12)?
- it is not essential for locomotion
- it helps sequence motor activities
- it monitors and makes corrective adjustments to motor activities while they are being executed
- it compares actual movements with intended movements
- It aids the cortex in planning the next sequential movement(s)
- it learns by its mistakes
- It functions with the spinal cord to enhance the stretch reflex
- it functions with the brain stem to make postural movements
- it functions with the cerebral cortex to provide accessory motor functions
- it turns on the antagonist at the appropriate time
- it helps program muscle contraction in advance
- it functions mainly when muscle movements have to be rapid
What are the three lobes of the cerebellum?
- anterior lobe
- posterior lobe
- flocculonodular lobe
Which of the lobes to the cerebellum is associated with the vestibular system?
Flocculonodular lobe
What is the function of the vermis?
Location for control functions for muscle movements of the axial body, neck, shoulders, and hips
What is the function of the intermediate zone?
It is concerned with controlling muscle contractions in the distal portions of the upper and lower limbs, especially hands, feet, fingers, and toes.
What is the function of the lateral zone?
Associated with cerebral cortex with planning of sequential motor movements
- without this lateral zone, most discrete motor activities of the body lose their appropriate timings and sequencing and therefore become uncoordinated
Describe the cortex of the cerebellum.
- like the cerebral cortex, this is gray matter and consists of multiple layers of cells, dendrites, and synapses
- consists of transversely arranged narrow gyro called folia
The intracerebellar nuclei make up an inner layer of greater matter in the cerebellum. What are the following pairs of nuclei does it contain?
- dentate
- emboliform
- globose
- fastigial
All of the deep cerebellar (intracerebellar) nuclei receive signals from what two sources?
- cerebellar cortex
- the deep sensory afferent tracts to the cerebellum
What are some characteristics of the dentate nuclei, emboliform nuclei, and the glob use nuclei (3)?
- lesions in these nuclei lead to extremity ataxia
- these fibers project to the red nucleus
- related to limb musculature and fine manipulative movement
What are some characteristics of the fastigial nuclei (3)?
- lesions in this nuclei results in I trunk ataxia
- fibers project to reticular formation and vestibular nuclei
- related to postural activity and limb movements via reticulospinal and vestibulospinal tracts
