exam 3 Flashcards
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Lower motor neurons and local circuit neurons (interneurons) in the spinal cord and brainstem
**Functions to commend for movement (reflexive or voluntary)
subsystem 1
a.k.a ventral horn neurons) innervate the skeletal muscles of the head and body
lower motor neurons
(a.k.a interneurons) receive sensory inputs and descending projections from upper motor neurons
local circuit neurons
sensory neuron to lower motor neuron without involvement of upper motor neuron in the cortex
reflexive
sensory neuron to upper motor neuron in the cortex and then to lower motor neuron
voluntary
____ ___ neurons located in the** ventral horn of the spinal cord gray matter
lower motor
Upper motor neurons (UMNs) in brainstem or cerebral cortex
Subsystem II
____ ____ neurons send descending axons to synapse with the local circuit neurons or rarely with the lower motor neurons
upper motor
___ upper motor neurons are for the initiation of voluntary movements and for skilled movements
cortical
_____ upper motor neurons are for regulating muscle tone and integrating sensory inputs for postural control
brainstem
Basal ganglia (a group of forebrain structures)
Prepare upper motor neuron circuits for the initiation of the voluntary
movement and suppress unwanted movement
Subsystem III
cerebellum
-Detects and attenuates the difference or“motor error” between an intended movement and the actual movement (correct motor error
subsystem 4
all the motor neurons innervating a single muscle are grouped together into a rod‐shaped cluster called the ____ ____ _____ for that muscle
motor neuron pool
____ low motor neuron pools innervate the axial (proximal) musculature
medial
more _____ pools innervate muscles located progressively more laterally in the body
lateral
___ low motor neuronal pools govern postural control and receive input from brainstem upper motor neurons
medial
_____ motor neuron pools that innervate the distal extremities are for the execution of skilled behavior and are governed by projections from motor cortex upper motor neurons
lateral
___ Lower motor neurons innervates the extrafusal muscle fibers that actually generate the forces need for posture and movement
alpha
____ lower motor neurons innervate intrafusal muscle fibers in muscle spindles and they adjust the gain of muscle stretch reflex
gamma
the axon from a single α motor neuron branches within muscles to synapse on many extrafusal fibers
**ON EXAM
*ONLY CONTAINS ONE MOTOR NEURON AS OPPOSED TO MANY: MOTOR NEURON POOL
motor unit
-generate small forces
-most resistant to fatigue
-Low threshold for activation and are tonically active for motor acts requiring sustained effort
slow motor units
-generate large force
-easily fatigue
fast fatigable (FF) motor units
-medium force
-resistant to fatigue
fast fatigue resistant motor units (FR)
gradual increases in muscle tension (or force) results from the progressive recruitment of motor units in a fixed order (S → FR → FF), according to their size
-Low threshold S motor units are recruited first, then FR motor units, and finally, at the highest levels of activity, the FF motor units
size principle