Week 10 Flashcards
What are the parts of the basal ganglia?
caudate nucleus putamen globus pallidus claustrum amygdaloid nucleus
What is the striatum?
the caudate nucleus and the putamen
What is the lenticular nucleus?
putamen and the globus pallidus
Where is noradrenaline produced?
the pons
Where is noradrenaline stored?
brainstem
What does a decreased amount of noradrenaline associate with?
tremors
Where is dopamine produced?
substantia nigra
What does a decreased amount of dopamine associated with?
hypokinesia/Parkinson’s
mask-like affect
What does an increased amount of dopamine associated with?
hyperactivity/dyskinesia
Where is ACh secreted?
Basal forebrain
Brainstem
Myoneural junctions
Where is ACh released?
Throughout the brain
- The primary neurotransmitter of PNS
- The important neurotransmitter of the CNS
What does ACh facilitate?
Neural firing
Changes in cognition occur in about ____ of patients with hypokinetic dysarthria?
Half (1/2)
What is the function of the indirect system?
Posture and tone
Facilitation of all movement and freedom of movement
Changing posture and locomotion
Flexion of limbs
Coordinates conflict of flexion and extension
What are the effects of the chest/respiration in hypokinetic dysarthria?
Inflexible Rapid shallow cycles/paused between cycles Wastage of air before speaking Decreased VC Reduced loudness Short breath groups Fading at end of sentences Speaking on residual air