Motor Modulation - Cerebellum Flashcards

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loss of coordination will produce what?

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ataxia

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what are the functions of the cerebellum?

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  • coordination of timing between muscle groups to produce fluid movements
  • ongoing adjustments of posture and balance
  • correcting or avoiding movement errors
  • motor learning
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when are cerebellar circuits active?

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before a movement or while a movement is going on

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the cerebellum has two hemispheres connected by what?

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vermis

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what are the three lobes of the cerebellum?

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  • anterior lobe
  • posterior lobe
  • flocculonodular lobe
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what are the white matter tracts of the cerebellum?

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  • middle cerebellar peduncles
  • superior cerebellar peduncles
  • inferior cerebellar peduncles
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where is the grey matter located in the cerebellum?

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  • on the external cerebellar cortex arranged in long parallel folds called folia
  • in the white matter as deep nuclei
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what are the four deep nuclei of the cerebellum?

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  • dentate
  • emboliform
  • globose
  • fastigial

*emboliform and globose are know collectively as “interposed nuclei”

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what fibers do the white matter tracts contain?

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  • inferior: both incoming and outgoing
  • middle: only incoming
  • superior: both incoming and outgoing
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what are the three main arteries that feed the cerebellum?

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  • superior cerebellar
  • anterior inferior cerebellar
  • posterior inferior cerebellar
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what does the superior cerebellar artery branch from and what does it supply?

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  • branches from rostral basilar artery
  • supplies the superior portion of the cerebellum, deep cerebellar nuclei and superior cerebellar peduncle
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what does the anterior inferior cerebellar artery branch from and what does it supply?

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  • branches from the caudal basilar artery
  • supplies the anterior strip of the cerebellum including superior vermis and middle cerebellar peduncle
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what does the posterior inferior cerebellar artery branch from and what does it supply?

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  • branches from the vertebral artery
  • supplies the inferior cerebellum including the nodulus
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what is the location of the spinocerebellum and what is its nuclei?

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  • vermis and paravermis
  • interposed nuclei and fastigial nuclei
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what is the location of the cerebrocerebellum and what is its nuclei?

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  • lateral hemispheres
  • dentate nuclei
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what is the location of the vestibulocerebellum and what is its nuclei?

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  • flocculonodular lobe
  • fastigial nucleus
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what does the spinocerebellum function in?

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error correction: detects difference between motor plan and actual movement

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where does the spinocerebellum receive projections from?

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  • proprioceptors (muscle spindles/golgi tendons)
  • inferior olive
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cortical neurons of the spinocerebellum synapse with the dorsal column nucleus and output to what two motor tracts?

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  • UMN of the medial motor tracts (vestibular nuclei and reticular formation)
  • UMN of lateral corticospinal tract via the ventral lateral nucleus of the thalamus
20
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what does the vermis coordinate movements for?

A

central body

21
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what does the paravermis coordinate movement for?

A

distal muscles

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cerebellar lesions restricted to the medial cerebellum have what effects?

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  • bilateral loss of coordination of proximal muscles effecting balance posture and gait
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what is located in the medial cerebellum?

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vermis and or fastigial nucleus

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cerebellar lesion in the lateral/intermediate zone can have what effect?

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ipsilateral movement deficits
- loss of coordination (appendicular ataxia)
- inaccuracy in range and direction of movement (dysmetria)
- trouble with patterned movement (dysdiadochokinesia)

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what does the vestibulocerebellum function in?
- corrections in stability and balance (continuous and anticipatory) - vestibular ocular reflex and smooth pursuit
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where does the vestibulocerebellum receive projections from?
- vestibular nuclei and vestibular ganglia - inferior olivary nucleus
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where does the vestibulocerebellum output to?
- vestibular nuclei - reticular formation ' - bypasses the DCN
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what does the cerebrocerebellum function in?
- motor learning - calculating movement trajectories
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where does the cerebrocerebellum receive projections from?
- neurons in the base of the pons (pontine nuclei) - inferior olivary nucleus
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where does the cerebrocerebellum output to?
UMNs of lateral movement pathways vis the ventral posterior lateral nucleus of the thalamus
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where do the incoming fibers synapse in the cerebellum?
- on neurons of the deep cerebellar nuclei - on neurons called purkinje cells in the cerebral cortex
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what do the deep cerebellar nuclei control?
- excitatory input that stimulates these neurons to fire - error correction signals out to the CNS (deep excitatory loop)
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what do the Purkinje Fibers provide?
modularly inhibition to the deep cerebellar nucleus to adjust the outgoing signal
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where do mossy fibers originate from?
spinal cord, pontine nuclei and vestibular nuclei
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where do mossy fibers synpase?
on the deep cerebellar nucleus or on granule cells of the cortex
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what happens if a mossy fiber synapses with a granular cell?
granule cells send axons towards Purkinje cell dendrites and the axons then bifurcate into a T shape called a parallel fiber
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axons from the inferior olive enter the cerebellum as what fibers?
climbing