Unit 3: movement Flashcards
types of movement
voluntary, involuntary
highest level of control of movement
strategy
middle level of movement controlt
tactics
the main mover, lowest level
execution
reflex
simplest motor action, may involve afferent of efferent neuron; monosynaptic stretch reflex
stereotyped movement
walking with arm-swinging, talking with accompanying facial expression
discreet
controlled movement, piking up pensil
high level, intricate
typing
tendon reflexes
associated with different spinal cord segments
Achilles tendon reflex located at
which nerve..
upper motor neuron
regulates reflex arc
lower motor neuron
drives function, function
injure upper motor neuron
spastic paralysis, no atrophy, hyperreflxia
lower motor neuron defect
flaccid paralysis, hyporeflexia, atrophy
as a nerve dies it
sends out rapid impulses, causes twitches