Sensorimotor- Topic 7, Ch 7

Question 1

Parallel Pathways of motor system

Answer 1

Ventro medial
Lateral

Question 2

System responsible for whole body mvments and balance

Answer 2

ventromedial

Question 3

System for fine movements

Answer 3

Lateral

Question 4

Corticospinal tracts

Answer 4

Ventromedial and dorsolateral

Question 5

dorsolateral corticospinal

Answer 5

primary motor cortex>midbrain (red nucleus)>pyramids of medulla, crosses contralateral
*Grasps with hands/muscles

Question 6

ventromedial pathway

Answer 6

through midbrain, balance structures, doesn’t cross contralaterally

Question 7

excitatory NT

Answer 7

glutamate

Question 8

Inhibitory NT

Answer 8

gaba

Question 9

striatum made up of

Answer 9

caudata and putamen

Question 10

posterior parietal cortex

Answer 10

planning movement

Question 11

supplementory motor cortex

Answer 11

plan and organise rapid mvment, override habits

Question 12

main input to prefrontal cortex

Answer 12

dorsomedial thalamus

Question 13

Long term potentiations happens where?

Answer 13

hippocampus and amygdala

Question 14

NDMA receptor actives what protein

Answer 14

CaMKII

Question 15

hebb rule

Answer 15

fire together, wire together

Question 16

presynaptic changes from LTP

Answer 16

BDNF and N.O.

Question 17

prostoglandins

Answer 17

stimulate hypothalamus to produce fever and sleepiness

Question 18

proglonged stress damages?

Answer 18

hippocampus