spinal cortex & motor cortex Flashcards

1
Q

what is the motor unit?

A

group of skeletal muscle fibres & 1 somatic motor neuron that control them
composed of the motor neuron & all muscle cell that it innervates

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2
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Motor neuron pool

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Group of motor neurons that innervate a single muscle

The cell bodies of neurons in each pool are aggregated into cluster running lengthwise

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3
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Lower motor neurons are located in__.

A

ventral spinal cord

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4
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Sensory info ____ the spinal cord via ___

A

Enter; Dorsal root背部

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5
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Motor neuron ___ the spinal cord via ___

A

Leaves; ventral root前部

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6
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Extrafusal muscle fibres

A

normal contractile fibre

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7
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Alpha motor neuron

A

Innervates extrafusal muscle fibre (contraction)

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8
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Gamma motor neuron

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Innervates intrafusal muscle fibre (contraction)

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9
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Both alpha & gamma motor neuron

A

Give constant feedback about the length of our muscles during both muscle stretch and contraction

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10
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Stretching muscle spinal/intrafusal muscle fibre

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Infor send from muscle spindles to CNS via 1a afferent neurons

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11
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Golgi Tendon Organ

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Links muscle & tendon

Sensory receptor that sends info to the CNS about muscle tension

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