Exam 8: Control of Movement

The basal ganglia receive some level of input from

The net overall effect of the indirect pathway between the basal ganglia and the motor cortex through ________ is ________ for motor movement.

The neurons of the primary motor cortex receive important inputs from the

The ________ tract controls the distal part of the limbs.

The pontine and dentate nuclei are located in the

Mirror neurons are located in the ______________ premotor cortex.

The ________ is formed by the synapse of an efferent nerve terminal onto a muscle fiber.

Our body movements are mediated by the contraction of _______ muscle.

Relaxation of your arm would be expected to lengthen the extrafusal fibers. This would in turn lead to a(n) ________ firing rate of the ________.

Which of the following is true of the cerebellum?

The direct pathway between the basal ganglia and the motor cortex is ________ for motor movement, whereas the overall effect of the indirect pathway is ________.

Which of the following is true of the motor homunculus?

When people are about to make a pointing or reaching movement to a particular location, the _______________ becomes active, indicating location of the target.

Damage to the right parietal lobe results in ___________ apraxia, whereas damage to the left parietal lobe results in ____________ apraxia.

The vertical patch of cortex located rostral to the central sulcus is known as the

The ________ controls movements of the upper legs and trunk.

A motor unit size of one axon per 10 extrafusal fibers might be expected in the ________ muscles.

If asked to move your leg, this response takes longer to complete than if you move your leg in response to what feels like a spider crawling on it. When you respond to the imaginary spider, this response

A primary symptom of Huntington's disease is

________ is a spatial representation of the specific cortical areas that control specific body movements.