Exam 8: Movement

 Quadriplegia usually results from

 Donovan's doctor has found that, among other symptoms, he has significantly lower activity in his basal ganglia. Donovan's doctor will likely diagnose him with

 Muscle fibers contract when Z lines move _________ and the sarcomeres _________.

 Professor Hinson tells her class that they need to make sure they know that Golgi tendon organs are innervated by

 According to positron emission tomography (PET) scans, which of the following areas are the first to show activity when a voluntary movement is initiated?

 Which of the following is a sex-linked disorder?

 Austin is in a band and plays the keyboard. Which motor pathway does he use most while playing the keyboard?

 Which of the following structures is part of the basal ganglia?

 The most important target(s) for output from primary motor cortex is (are)

 Yesterday morning, Naomi accidentally touched a hot part of her toaster. She avoided major injury by quickly removing her hand thanks to

 Elizabeth's grandmother recently underwent a hip replacement operation. Because she took this course, Elizabeth is able to tell her grandmother that she

 A disorder characterized by extreme difficulties in producing movement is known as

 Professor Ammon is giving a class demonstration about how muscle fibers have receptors for ______ that open _____ channels.

 Lisa has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that produces antibodies that bind to the nicotinic ACh receptor. She has

 Professor Berger is giving a lecture about the motor systems in the body. She tells the class that Ia sensory fibers will become active in response to

 The arrival of an action potential in a muscle fiber causes

 Dystrophin, the protein that is affected by muscular dystrophy, normally acts to

 Degeneration of motor neurons in the brainstem and spinal cord is characteristic of

 Muscular dystrophy

 Spinal motor neurons responsible for contracting muscles are known as _________ motor neurons.