motor control

Question 1

function of the basal nuclei

Answer 1

help initiate and terminate movement, muscle tone, subconscious contractions of skeletal muscles

Question 2

role of the cerebellum

Answer 2

no direct motor output, integrates sensory info coming in regarding motor output

Question 3

vestibulocerebellum

Answer 3

balance and spatial orientation

Question 4

spinocerebellum

Answer 4

fine tune body and limb movements

Question 5

cerebrocerebellum

Answer 5

planning movements

Question 6

where are the upper motor neurons found and send to

Answer 6

cerebral cortex or brain stem and send to ventral gray horns of spinal cord or brainstem nuclei

Question 7

where are the lower motor neurons found and send to

Answer 7

found where ever the upper motor neurons send to= either ventral gray horns or brain stem, they send to the skeletal muscles

Question 8

two types of motor pathways + responsibility

Answer 8

direct motor conscious control
indirect motor subconscious control