Exam 4: Motor Control

Which of the regions below is one of the main regions of the brain that plays a role in planning, preparing, and initiating movements?

Which of the following would not be affected by damage to the cerebellum?

The medial pathway linking the brain to the muscles controls what kind of movements?

Someone with Huntington's disease often shows uncontrollable twisting and writhing contractions movements, which is captured by which of the following motor symptoms:

Which cortical region is important for selecting among conflicting responses and monitoring whether the execution of those actions occurred appropriately?

Parietal regions process proprioceptive information, which is characterized by the following:

Which of the following is true regarding the frontal eye field?

Which region of the brain is primarily affected in Parkinson's disease?

Which of the following statements regarding apraxia is true?

Akinesia, bradykinesia and tremors, are characteristic of which disease?

What is the name for the specialized synapse between a neuron and muscle fibers?

Which cortical region is responsible for controlling the force and/or direction with which the motor plans are executed?

Which of the following roles does the superior parietal lobe play in movement?

Which subcortical region of plays an important role in the coordination of muscle movement timing, planning of movements and learning of motor skills?

If you sustained damage to your right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex what type of behavioural deficits would you most likely exhibit:

Someone with ideomotor apraxia would have the most difficulties with which of the following:

The caudate nucleus, putamen, and nucleus accumbens are all part of which subcortical structure?