Motor control

Question 1

What do the cerebellum and basal ganglia both do?

Answer 1

1. Receive info
2. Monitor commands
3. Calculate correction signals

Question 2

What do the UMN of the motor cortex do?

Answer 2

Carry motor commands down through the brain, brainstem and to the spinal cord
Output to LMN via interneurons

Question 3

What does the Basal Ganglia do?

Answer 3

provide input to UMN
connects with MC
*helps initiate and terminate movements
*suppresses unwanted movements
*establishes a normal level of tone

Question 4

What does the Cerebellum do?

Answer 4

control activity of the UMN
connects to MC and brainstem
*monitors movements for differences in intended and actual movements