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Which of the following are lower motor neurons which directly innervate skeletal muscle, and cell body is found in spinal cord or brain stem?

A. Corticospinal Tracts

B. Corticobulbar tracts

C. Medial Lemniscal Tracts

D. Cranial Nerves

A

Cranial Nerves

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The Corticospinal tract includes voluntary motor movement and can be divided into medial and lateral tracts.

What muscles are targeted by the Medial Corticospinal Tract?

What muscles are targeted by the Lateral Corticospinal Tract?

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Medial Corticospinal: Postural and Axial muscles

LAteral Corticospinal: Limb muscles

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Describe the General Pathway of the Direct Corticospinal Tract and be sure to indicate where it decussates

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Cortex

Posterior Limb of Internal Capsule

Cerebral Peduncles (Midbrain)

Anterior Pons

Medullary Pyramids (decussation station)

Lateral column of the spinal cord

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What cortex in the brain gives rise to the Corticospinal tract?

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Primary motor cortex found in the Precentral Gyrus

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T/F: More cortical area is needed if number of motor units in a muscle is high like in vocal cords, tongue, lips, fingers, and thymb

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True

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What is the vascular supply to the internal capsule?

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Lenticularstriate As.

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The tracts to the legs travel _______, while the tracts to the arms travel _______

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The tracts to the legs travel laterally, while the tracts to the arms travel medial

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What is the blood supply to the Anterior Pons?

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Paramedian Basilar A.

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What is the blood supply to the medullary pyramids?

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Sulcal branches of the Anterior Spinal A.

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Within the spinal cord, neurons targeting the leg are supplied by what artery?

Neurons targeting the arms are supplied by what artery?

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Posterior Spinal A.

Sulcal Branches of Anterior Spinal A.

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THe UMN of the Lateral Corticospinal Tract synapse with the lower motor neurons in the _________ of the spinal cord

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Ventral Horn

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The Medial Corticospinal Tract controls postural and axial muscles (neck, shoulders, trunk), the pathway is similar to the lateral corticospinal tract, but differs in what way?

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Medial Corticospinal Tract fibers DON’T cross in the medulla and stay ipsilateral

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The Corticobulbar Tract arises from the ventral portion of the 4th cortical area. It descends into the brain stem and influences muscles innervated by cranial nerves with motor nuclei. What are those cranial nerves?

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5

7

9

10

11

12

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What cranial nerve motor nuclei is found in the pons?

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5 and 7

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What cranial nerve motor nuclei are found in the rostral medulla?

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9, 10, 12

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What cranial nuclei are found in the spinal cord?

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11

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What is the general pathway of the corticobulbar (corticonuclear) tract?

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Genu of Internal Capsule

Cerebral Peduncles

Anterior Pons

Medullary Pyramids (deccussation station)

Along the way it will stop at specific motor nucleus

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Which of the following is true of CN V in terms of input from corticobulbar tract?

A. recieves bilateral input from the corticobulbar tract

B. receives contrlateral input from the corticobulbar tract

C. receives ipsilateral input from the corticobulbar tract

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recieves bilateral input from corticobulbar tract

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Which of the following is true of CN VII targeting areas of the forehead in terms of input from corticobulbar tract?

A. recieves bilateral input from the corticobulbar tract

B. receives contrlateral input from the corticobulbar tract

C. receives ipsilateral input from the corticobulbar tract

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recieves bilateral input from the corticobulbar tract

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Which of the following is true of CN VII targeting the lower face in terms of input from corticobulbar tract?

A. recieves bilateral input from the corticobulbar tract

B. receives contrlateral input from the corticobulbar tract

C. receives ipsilateral input from the corticobulbar tract

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receives contrlateral input from the corticobulbar tract

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Which of the following is true of CN IX and X from the nucleus ambiguus, in terms of input from corticobulbar tract?

A. recieves bilateral input from the corticobulbar tract

B. receives contrlateral input from the corticobulbar tract

C. receives ipsilateral input from the corticobulbar tract

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receives contrlateral input from the corticobulbar tract

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Which of the following is true of CN XI in terms of input from corticobulbar tract?

A. recieves bilateral input from the corticobulbar tract

B. receives contrlateral input from the corticobulbar tract

C. receives ipsilateral input from the corticobulbar tract

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receives ipsilateral input from the corticobulbar tract

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Within the spinal cord, where will you find the LMNs that correlate to axial muscles, limb muscles, extensors, or flexors?

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Flexors: Posterior/Dorsal

Axial muscles: Medial

Extensors: Anterior/Ventral

Limb muscles: Lateral

  • Remeber: FLEA*
  • F*
  • L A*
  • E*
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What is true of indirect pathways?

A. They decussate in the cerebellum

B. They are always active

C. They are all supplied by Posterior Spinal A.

D. Tonically activate antigravity and axial LMN

E. A and D

F. B and D

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B and D

They are always active

Tonically activate antigravity and axial LMN

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Indirect Medial UMN target Medial LMN. There are 4 Medial UMN tracts. What are they?
Tectospinal Medial Reticulospinal Lateral Vestibulospinal Medial Vestibulospinal
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What are the two Lateral UMN tracts with indirect pathways?
Rubrospinal Lateral Reticulospinal
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Direct Somatic Motor pathways go from the Cerebral Cortex to spinal cord and out to the muscles, while indirect pathways fo from the Cerebral Cortex to what location(s) before synapsing in the spinal cord?
Brain Stem Basal Ganglia Thalamus Reticular Formation Cerebellum
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Locate the following structures in the picture below? Rubrospinal Tract Lateral Corticospinal Tract LAteral Reticulospinal Tract
A: Lateral Corticospinal Tract B: Rubrospinal Tract C: Lateral Reticulospinal Tract
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Where will the following tracts mostly be found within the spinal cord? Tectospinal Medial Vestibulospinal Medial REticulospinal Medial Corticospinal LAteral Vestibulospinal
Anterior Funiculus
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Which of the following can be described as targeting ipsilateral LMNs that innervate postural muscles and limb extensors? *Where does this tract originate?* A. Medial Vestibulospinal B. Lateral Vestibulospinal C. Rubrospinal D. Medial (Pontine) Reticulospinal E. Lateral (Medullary) Reticulospinal
Lateral Vestibulospinal *Lateral Vestibular Nucleus*
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Which of the following can be described as innervating upper limb flexors? *Where does this tract originate?* A. Medial Vestibulospinal B. Lateral Vestibulospinal C. Rubrospinal D. Medial (Pontine) Reticulospinal E. Lateral (Medullary) Reticulospinal
Rubrospinal ## Footnote *Red Nucleus*
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Which of the following goes from cervical and thoracic levels innervating neck and shoulder muscles? *Where does this tract originate?* A. Medial Vestibulospinal B. Lateral Vestibulospinal C. Rubrospinal D. Medial (Pontine) Reticulospinal E. Lateral (Medullary) Reticulospinal
Medial Vestibulospinal ## Footnote *Medial Vestibular Nuclei*
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Which of the following fibers innervates ipsilateral postural muscles and limb extensors? *Where does this tract originate?* A. Medial Vestibulospinal B. Lateral Vestibulospinal C. Rubrospinal D. Medial (Pontine) Reticulospinal E. Lateral (Medullary) Reticulospinal
Medial (Pontine) Reticulospinal *Pontine Reticular Formation to Spinal Cord*
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Which of the following facilitates flexor motor neurons and inhibits extensor motor neurons? *Where does this tract originate?* A. Medial Vestibulospinal B. Lateral Vestibulospinal C. Rubrospinal D. Medial (Pontine) Reticulospinal E. Lateral (Medullary) Reticulospinal
Lateral (Medullary) Reticulospinal *Medullary reticular formation*
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Which of the following allows you to turn your neck/head and look at the sound you heard? *Where does this tract originate?* A. Medial Vestibulospinal B. Lateral Vestibulospinal C. Rubrospinal D. Tectospinal E. Lateral (Medullary) Reticulospinal
Tectospinal *Superior Colliculus*
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What descending motor pathway is responsible for fine motor control of hand, recruitment of motor neurons to increase force, and inhibition of postural reflexes?
Corticospinal tract
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What descending motor pathway controls muscles of the face, chewing, speech, and swallowing?
Corticobulbar
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What tract faciliatates upper limb flexors?
Rubrospinal Tract
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What tract facilitates extensors against gravity?
Lateral Vestibulospinal
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What tract helps coordinate head movements?
Medial Vestibulospinal
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What tract facilitates postural reflexes?
Medial )Pontine) Reticulospinal
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What tract inhibits spinal segmental reflexes, and is something you always want engaged?
LAteral (Medullary) Reticulospinal
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What tract coordinates of head with eye movements?
Tectospinal
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What symptoms do we observe with a lesion in lower motor neurons?
Flaccid Paralysis Wasting/Atrophy (after a period of time) Hyporeflexia Hypotonia Fasiculations (random contraction) *2 Hypos Fasculating Flaccid Waste*
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Upper motor neuron syndrome is a combination of the loss of corticospinal tract (direct pathway) and the loss of regulation from the indirect brainstem motor control pathways. What are signs you see that relate to the loss of corticospinal tract?
Loss of strength and dexterity in distal extremities Babinski sign
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Upper motor neuron syndrome is a combination of the loss of corticospinal tract (direct pathway) and the loss of regulation from the indirect brainstem motor control pathways. What are signs you see that relate to the loss of the indirect pathway?
Spasticity Rigidity Hyperreflexia with clonus Xlasp-knife phenomenon at the end of PROM
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Where will lesions of the LMN present? A. Ipsilateral at the same level of lesion B. Contralateral at the same level of lesion C. Bilateral at the same level of lesion
Ipsilateral at the same level of lesion
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Where will lesions of UMNs present when they are above the lower medulla? A. Ipsilateral B. Contralateral C. Bilateral
Contralatearl
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Spinal cord lesions give UMN signs ______ the level of the lesion, while giving LMN signs ______ of the lesion
Spinal cord lesions give UMN signs **below** the level of the lesion, while giving LMN signs **at the same level** of the lesion
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Applying the quick and dirty rule of 5, list what happens with a lesion at each level? C5: C6: C7: C8: T1:
C5: shoulder extension C6: arm flexion C7: arm extension C8: wrist extensors T1: hand grasps
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Applying the quick and dirty rule of 5, list what happens with a lesion at each level? L2: L3: L4: L5: S1:
L2: hip flexion L3: knee extension L4: knee flexion L5: ankle dorsiflexion S1: ankle plantar flexion
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Lesions **ABOVE** the level of the red nucleus results in what type of posturing? Describe what the posturing looks like?
Decorticate - thumb tucked under flexed fingers in fisted postion - pronated forearm - flexion at elbow - lower extremity in extension - feet inverted
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Lesions **BELOW** the red nucleus, but above the reticulospinal and vestibulospinal nuclei results in what type of posturing? What is the presentation of this posturing?
Decerebrate Posture - upper extremity in pronation and extension - lower extremity in extension
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What is the type of positioning seen here?
Facial Droop Decorticate
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T/F: If you have a LMN problem, it will mask any other neuron problem
True
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Interesting
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