Neuro 8 - Motor pathways Flashcards

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What motor skill is cerebellum needed for?

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Fine movement and motor learning

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Where is the primary motor cortex (M1) located?

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Pre central gyrus

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What is in the post central gyrus?

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Primary sensory cortex

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The primary motor cortex is anterior to what sulcus?

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Anterior to central sulcus

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What is the function of the primary motor cortex?

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Control fine, discrete, precise voluntary movement

It sends descending signals to execute movement

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Describe the anterior corticospinal pathway

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  1. (ALL RHS) Primary motor cortex to midbrain, to pons, past pyramids, to SC, where the motor neurone decussates at the anterior corticospinal tract
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Describe the primary motor control pathway for voluntary movements

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Primary motor cortex past midbrain to pons to medulla where decussation occurs at the pyramids. Then down the SC via lateral corticospinal tract, where it will synapse with a lower motor neurone.

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Where is the premotor cortex located?

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Frontal lobe, anterior to M1

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What is the function of the pre-motor cortex?

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Planning of movements, regulating externally cued movements (e.g. seeing an apple and reaching for it)

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Where is the supplementary motor area located?

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Frontal lobe, anterior to M1, medially

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What is the function of the supplementary motor area?

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Planning complex movements, regulates internally driven movements (e.g. speech). Active when thinking about a movement before executing the movement

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What are association cortices?

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Brain areas that are not strictly motor areas (activity doesn’t correlate with motor output)

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Give examples of association cortices

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  1. Posterior parietal cortex (ensure accurate movements towards objects in 3d space)
  2. Prefrontal cortex (selection of appropriate movements for particular action)
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What is meant by corticobulbar?

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Motor nucleus to hypoglossal nucleus

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Upper motor neurone are ?

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Corticospinal and corticobulbar

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Pyramidal pathway?

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Is the most common route (common lateral corticospinal pathway)

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Extrapyramidal pathway is via?

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Basal ganglia and cerebellum

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In upper motor neuron lesions, there can be positive signs due to loss of inhibitory descending inputs. What are these signs

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  1. Spasticity - increased muscle tone
  2. Hyper-reflexia - exaggerated reflexes
  3. Clonus - abnormal oscillatory muscle contraction
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What are the negative signs of upper motor neuron lesions?

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Loss of function

  1. Paresis (graded weakness of movements)
  2. Paralysis (plegia) - complete loss of muscle activity
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What is apraxia?

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Disorder of skilled movement (not paresis) but they’ve lost information how to perform skilled movements

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Lesions in which lobes can cause apraxia

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Inferior parietal lobe, frontal lobe (premotor cortex and supplementary motor area)

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What are 2 common causes of apraxia

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Stroke

Dementia

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List some features of lower motor neuron lesions

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  1. Weakness
  2. Hypotonia
  3. Hyporeflexia
  4. Muscle atrophy
  5. Fasciculations
  6. Fibrillations
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Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a disorder of the motor system. It is a spectrum of disorders. What else may it be referred to as

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

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What are some upper motor neuron signs of MND?
1. Increased muscle tone (spasticity of limbs/tongue) 2. Babinskis sign 3. Brisk limbs and jaw reflexes 4. Loss of dexterity 5. Dysarthria 6. Dysphagia
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What are some Lower motor neuron signs of MND?
1. Weakness 2. Muscle wasting 3. Tongue fasciculations/wasting 4. Nasal speach 5. Dysphagia
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Where is the substantia nigra?
Basal ganglia
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What features are present in the basal ganglia
1. Caudate nucleus 2. Lentiform nucleus (putamen + external globus pallidus) 3. Subthalamic nucleus 4. Substantia nigra 5. Ventral pallidum, claustrum, nucleus accumbent, nucleus basalis of Meynert
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What is the "striatum" in the basal ganglia
Lentiform + caudate
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What are the 3 functions of the basal ganglia?
1. Elaborating associated movements (e.g. swinging arms when walking, changing facial expression for emotion) 2. Moderating and coordinating movement (suppressing unwanted movement 3. Performing movements in sequence
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What is the neuropathology of Parkinson's?
Neurodegeneration of dopaminergic neurons originating in substantia nigra which project onto the striatum
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5 motor signs of Parkinsons
1. Bradykinesia 2. Hypomimic face 3. Akinesia 4. Rigidity 5. Tremor at rest
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Explain how Huntingtons disease may arise
1. Genetic neurodegenerative disorder - Chr4 Autosomal dominant 2. CAG repeat 3. Caused by degeneration of GABAergic neurones in striatum, caudate and then putamen
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What are the motor signs of Huntingtons disease?
1. Choreic movements 2. Speech impairment 3. Difficulty swallowing 4. Unsteady gait 5. Cognitive decline and dementia later on
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What are the 3 layers of the cerebellum
1. molecular layer 2. piriform layer 3. granular layer
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In the cerebellum, all information goes to which cell?
Purkinje cell
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How do inferior olive cells project to purkinje cells?
via climbing fibres
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In the cerebellum, how are inputs to granule cells achieved?
Via mossy fibres, then onwards from granule cells via parallel fibres
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In the cerebellum,, how does output from purkinje cells occur?
Via deep nuclei
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What is the output of the cerebellum?
Purkinje cells
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What are the 3 divisions of the cerebellum?
1. Vestibulocerebellum 2. Spinocerebellum 3. Cerebrocerebellum
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What does the vestibulocerebellum do?
1. regulates gait, posture and eqm. | 2. Coordinates head movements with eye movements
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What does the spinocerebellum do?
1. Coordinates speech 2. Adjusts muscle tone 3. Coordinates limb movements
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What does the cerebrocerebellum do?
1. Coordinates skilled movements 2. Cognitive function, attention, lingual processing 3. Emotional control
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What is dysmetria?
Inappropriate force and distance judgement
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What is dysdiadochokinesia?
Unable to perform rapidly alternating movements
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What are the main signs of cerebellar dysfunction?
1. Ataxia 2. Dysmetria 3. intention tremor 4. Dysdiadochokinesia 5. Scanning speech