Somatic Motor Control Flashcards
Where are UMN localised
CNS
Where are the bodies of LMN found and where do they project to?
Ventral grey horn. Periphery
What cortical later are UMN found
Pyramidal layer V
Neurotransmitters used by UMN
GABA
Glutamate
The two tracts used by UMN
Corticospinal
Corticobulbar
Describe the lay out of UMN in primary motor cortex
Medial areas associated with limbs
Lateral areas associated with face.
Larger cortical areas for finer movements such as hands and fingers due to more UMN needed
Name the cortical areas responsible for movement
Prefrontal : planning
Supplementary : initiation
Precentral: execution
Post central and posterior parietal: sensory perception and representation of space
Name the topography of body part innervation in caudate striatum
Cerebral peduncle
Cervical cord
Peduncle (face becomes more medial) And caudate Face Arm (int) Trunk (int) Leg (lat)
FATL
cervical cord
Arm (medial)
Trunk (int)
Leg (lat)
Which corticospinal tract carried limb info and which for trunk
Include fiber %
Lateral limbs 80
Anterior trunk 20
Briefly explain what the extra pyramidal motor tracts do
Retucul: posture and tone
Vestibular : posture and balance
Tectospinal: colliculus
Rubro: wrist and hands (instant DECUSSATE on at nucleus)
Where does the rubrospinal tract terminate at?
Cervical (brachial plexus)
Name the vestibulospinal divisions
Medial : neck
Lateral: lumbar region. Deep extensors of back
Where does the corticospinal tracts project to?
Basal ganglia Thalamus Red nucleus Pontine Reticuloformation Inferior olive Pyramids
Vestibulospinal is unconscious but not involuntary
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Describe the DECUSSATions of corticospinal tract
Lateral decusates at pyramids
Anterior decussates at level of spinal cord synapse