Motor 5: Motor Cortex Flashcards
1
Q
Types of cells in primary motor Area
A
Betz Cells (highly excitable)
2
Q
Body representation in primary motor Area
A
- Crossed
- Invertred
- size of Area proportion to complexity of movement
3
Q
Function of Primary motor Area
A
- Fine skilled movemet
- Facilitation of Stretch reflex (cortical Facilitation)
4
Q
Functions of Premotor Area
A
- Complex coordination of complex movement (specific tasks)
- Mirror Neurone (connected with visual Cortex)
- Inhibition of stretch reflex (cortical suppressor)
- Specialsied Areas
5
Q
Function of Broca’s Area
A
vocalization patterns and sends them to motor Area
6
Q
Lesion to Broca’s Area
A
Motor Aphasia
