MUSCLES Flashcards
(32 cards)
extrafusal muscle fiber
big fibers, that make movement possible. Firing rate of alpha motor neurons determine strenght of contraction
intrafusal muscle fiber
sensory information to CNS about lenght of muscle. Use gamma motor neurons
golgi tendon organ
stretch or tension
pacinian corpuscles
compression during contraction
free nerve endings
waste products after period of contraction
myofibrils
make muscle contraction possible
alpha motor neurons
spread acetylcholine on the muscle, calcium channels will open
myosin and actin
displacement of myosin relative to actin resulting in muscle contraction
monosynaptic stretch reflex
automatic contraction in response to a certain stretch, only one synapse is encountered
inhibition of alpha neuron
by golgi tendon organ, prevents excessive tension on muscle
medial side
movement of lower limbs
lateral side
hands and then face
motor homunculus
size of limbs indicate the amount of mort cortex involved
corticospinal tract
motor pathway carries efferent information from cerebral cortex tot he spinal cord to muscles
lateral group pathways
for independent limb movements
ventromedial group
for balance and walking
red line
cerebellum receives information on planned movements from cortex via pontine nucleus
blue line
cerebellum sends info on which muscles via dentate nucleus and thalamus to cortex and red nucleus
damage cerebellum
problem with timing muscles results in tremor
supplementary motor are (SMA)
plan specific movement sequence such as typing, piano, riding a bike. medial side of the cortex
premotor cortex
planning of all kinds of movements, plannng to pick something up
parietal lobe in higher order processing
perception and sensation
Parietal reach region (PRR)
reaching to object
anterior intraparietal sulcus (aIPS)
grabbing object