Unit 4

Question 1

Fill the blank: If the patient had lesions in the ___ or ___ they wouldn’t be able to sit up.

Answer 1

Vermis, Flocculonodular lobe

Question 2

There are 6 joints being coordinated by the cerebellum with the finger to nose test. The ____ is where the heel of one foot run up and down along the shin of the other leg. Question 2:What joints are being coordinated here?

Answer 2

heel to shin test; Question 2: DIP, PIP,MCP, radiocarpal, Elbow and GH joints

Question 3

What is it called when a patient sways when standing?

Answer 3

titubation

Question 4

Which part of the basal ganglia degenerates in Parkinson’s patients?

Answer 4

Dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra

Question 5

What neurotransmitter is deficient?

Answer 5

Dopamine

Question 6

What is given to treat Parkinson’s patients (that can cross the blood brain barrier)?

Answer 6

L-DOPA

Question 7

What is a phoneme?

Answer 7

a distinct unit of sound, like the “b” sound in the word bat.

Question 8

What afferent pathway invloves the flocculonodular lobes?

Answer 8

vestibulocerebellar

Question 9

This type of cortical neuron has short axons, and therefore acts as interneurons within the cerebral cortex

Answer 9

Granular (Stellate) cells

Question 10

Which pathway through the basal ganglia executes learned patterns of movement?

Answer 10

Putamen circuit

Question 11

what part of the cerebellum coordinates the muscles of the trunk, neck, shoulder, and hips?

Answer 11

Vermis

Question 12

Layer VI of the cerebral cortex generally has what function?

Answer 12

output to the thalamus

Question 13

What is NOT a symptom of Parkinson’s disease?

Answer 13

Intention tremor

Question 14

The part of the brain that coordinates the motor activity for speech is

Answer 14

Broca’s area

Question 15

Which deep cerebellar nucleus functions in coordination of distal limb agonists and antagonists?

Answer 15

interposed

Question 16

What term refers to uncoordinated speech due to cerebellar damage?

Answer 16

dysarthria

Question 17

The indirect inputs to the dentate nucleus come from what part of the cerebellar cortex?

Answer 17

lateral zone

Question 18

The left hemisphere can understand

Answer 18

language

Question 19

The right hemisphere sees whats on the left but cannot nsma it because it is

Answer 19

non-verbal

Question 20

General function of the cerebellum is

Answer 20

Timing of motor activites,; controls Rapid muscle movements, contraction intensity with load change; controls agonist/antagonist coordination; Posture/equilibrium

Question 21

General function of Basal Ganglia

Answer 21

plan/control comlex movement patterns; intensities of separate movements, driection of movement, sequencing of successive, parallel movents to achieve complex motor goals.

Question 22

Cerebellar functional central zone

Answer 22

vermis

Question 23

What is the function of the vermis?

Answer 23

control axial body, neck, shoulders and hips

Question 24

What zones are included in hemispheres?

Answer 24

Intermedate and lateral zones

Question 25

Which specific zone coordinates distal limbs, especially the hands and feet?

Answer 25

Intermediate zone of hemisphere

Question 26

The lateral zone has what cerebral function?

Answer 26

planning sequential movements with the cerebral cortex

Question 27

Cerebellum is connected to the brain via the

Answer 27

superior middle and inferior cerebellar peduncles

Question 28

The tree structure in the white mater is called?

Answer 28

Arbor vitae

Question 29

The gray mater is composed of

Answer 29

Folia of cerebellar cortex and Deep cerebellar nuclei

Question 30

vermis and intermediate zones both have

Answer 30

toptgraphical representation

Question 31

Axial parts, limbs and facial regions lie in the

Answer 31

Intermediate zones

Question 32

Anterior and Posterior lobes of the cerebellar are

Answer 32

mirror images

Question 33

Cerebellum Motot function

Answer 33

receives continuous updated info about intended motor actions; no direct motor contraction; Continuous sensory info (proprioception) for position and body movement; compares actual with intended movement, sends correct signal back to motor system;

Question 34

what motor function aids cerebral corte in planning movement sequence while in motion and learns from mistakes?

Answer 34

cerebellum