Post Quiz 3

Question 1

What is akinesia?

Answer 1

the inability to move

Question 2

What are upper motor neurons related to?

Answer 2

originate in cortex or brain steam and go down spinal cord

release glutamate (excitatory)

Question 3

What are lower motor neurons related to?

Answer 3

start in the spinal cord/ exits ventral horn and terminates at neuromuscular junction

release acetylcholine