Neuro (Part 2) Flashcards
Motor control
Cortex
Basal nuclei
Cerebellum
Dorsal root
Sensory
Ventral root
Motor
Antagonistic muscle
Extensor vs. flexor
Motor unit
Single alpha motor neuron and all muscle fibers it ennervates
Motor pool
Group of alpha motor that innervate muslce
Muscle spindle
Stretch detectors
Innervated by 1a afferent sensory neurons
Extrafusal fibers
Generate force and movement
Innervated by alpha motor neuron
Intrafusal fibers
Respond to muscle movement
Innervated by gamma motor neurons
Golgi tendon
Monitor tension to prevent muscle
Innervated by type 1b afferent
Divergence
I signal to multiple areas
ex. leg withdrawal
Convergence
Multiples neurons meet
Involved interneurons
Reverberating circuit
Maintain input through excitatory, positive feedback
ex. working memory
Rhythmic circuit
Switch between activating and inhibiting
ex. Walking, stance vs. swing
Primary primary cortex
Somatopically organized
Project to spine
Cross over laterally
Control small groups of muscle
Supplementary motor cortex
Programming and coordinating
Planning and executing
ex. rehearsing
Premotor cortex
Set related neurons fire before and until action completed
Planning and execution
Posterior parietal cortex
Integrates visual info for movement i.e. depth perception
Cerebellum
Initiation, coordination and modulation based on sensory input
Made up of parking cells with dense dendrites
Climbing fibers
Strong pathways in cerebellum
Parallel fibers
Weaker pathways in cerebellum
Basal nucleus
Planning and execution
D1 neurons
Promote action
D2 neurons
Indirect, inhibit action
Basal nuclei VS Cerebellum
Basal nuclei is higher order aspect of movement
Cerebellum is execution of movement
Parkinson’s Disease
Symptoms: reduced and slowed movement, 3 Hz tremor
Cause: loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantial nigra
Treatment: L-Dopa, DBS
MPTP
Kills dopamine neurons - Parkinson’s like symptoms
Huntington’s disease
Symptoms: involuntary movements, cognitive impairment, mood disorders
Cause: CAG repeats, polyglutamine disease, autosomal dominant
Treatment: gene therapy, stem cells