Motor Skills

Question 1

is a function that
involves specific movements of the
body’s muscles to perform a certain
task.
These tasks could include:
Walking, Running, and Riding a bike

Answer 1

Motor Skill

Question 2

In order to perform this skill, the body’s
nervous system, muscles, and brain have
to all work together.

Answer 2

Motor Skill

Question 3

What is the goal of motor skill?

Answer 3

The goal of motor skill is to optimize the ability to
perform the skill at the rate of success, precision, and
to reduce the energy consumption required for
performance.

Question 4

is an act of executing a
motor skill or task. Continuous practice
of a specific motor skill will result in a
greatly improved performance, which
leads to Motor Learning.

Answer 4

Performance

Question 5

is a relatively
permanent change in the ability to
perform a skill as a result of continuous
practice or experience.

Answer 5

Motor Learning

Question 6

2 types of motor skill

Answer 6

Gross motor skill
Fine motor skill

Question 7

Require the use of LARGE MUSCLE
groups in our legs, torso, and arms to
perform tasks such as:
Walking
Balancing
Crawling

Answer 7

Gross motor skill

Question 8

The skill required is not extensive and
therefore are usually associated with
continuous tasks.Much of the development of
these skills occurs during early childhood.

Answer 8

Gross motor skill

Question 9

What is the use of gross motor skill?

Answer 9

We use our Gross Motor Skills on a daily basis
without putting much thought or effort into them.
The performance level of gross motor skill remains
unchanged after periods of non-use.

Question 10

3 subgroups of gross motor skill

Answer 10

Locomotor
Non locomotor
Object-control skill

Question 11

Require the use of smaller muscle groups to
perform smaller movements.These muscles include
those found in our wrists, hands, fingers, feet
and in our toes.
These tasks are precise in nature like:
Flossing
Playing Piano
Tying Shoelaces
Brushing your

Answer 11

Fine motor skill

Question 13

This skills may be
susceptible to retention loss of
over a period of time if not in
use. The phrase “if you don’t
use it, you lose it” is a
perfect way to describe these
skills, they need to be
continuously used

Answer 13

Fine motor skills

Question 14

Both gross and fine motor skills can become?

Answer 14

Both GROSS and FINE MOTOR SKILLS
can become weakened or damaged.
Some reasons for these impairments
could be caused by an injury, illness,
stroke, congenital deformities (an
abnormal change in the size or shape of
a body part at birth), cerebral palsy,
and developmental disabilities.
Problems with the brain, spinal cord,
peripheral nerves, muscles, or joints
can also have an effect on these motor
skills, and decrease control over them.