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Motor System
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Lecture of: Doc Barbon
The golgi tendon organ:
Answer: D
This condition is a manifestation of
injuries involving the deep
cerebellar nuclei as well as the
cerebellar cortex:
A. Dysmetria
B. Ataxia
C. Past-pointing
D. All of these
Answer: D
Paralysis agitans:
Answer: D
The primary motor cortex is
located in the:
A. Parietal lobe
B. Frontal lobe
C. Temporal lobe
D. Occipital lobe
Answer: B
The brainstem is mostly involve
in the control of the:
A. Distal skeletal muscle group
B. Smooth muscles
C. Skeletal muscles invade in precision
D. Antigravity muscles
Answer: A
Major neurotransmitter agent
utilized by the substantia nigra,
caudate nucleus, and putamen is:
A. Norepinephrine
B. Acetylcholine
C. Enkephalin
D. Dopamine
Answer: D
This is not a major part of the
basal ganglia
A. Caudate nucleus
B. Putamen
C. Globus pallidus
D. Vermis
Answer: D
Activities associated with the
righting reflex involve normal
functioning of the:
A. Cerebellum
B. Basal ganglia
C. Midbrain
D. Spinal cord
Answer: C
The myotatic reflex:
Answer: D
These are utilized as sensory
afferent neurons by the muscle
spindles, EXCEPT:
A. Group Ia
B. Group II
C. Group Ib
D. All of these
Answer: C
The lateral corticospinal tracts:
Answer: D
Deficiency of GABA in the
caudate nucleus leads to a
motor disorder called:
A. Athetosis
B. Ballismus
C. Parkinsons
D. Chorea
Answer: D
Signs/ symptoms of a
hypokinetic problem seen in
nigro-stiatal tract injuries:
A. Lead pipe rigidity
B. Resting tremors
C. Festination
D. All of these
Answer: D
Slow, writhing movements are
seen in:
A. Chorea
B. Athetosis
C. Dystonia
D. ballismus
Answer: B
Concerned with motor learning:
A. Neocerebellum
B. Paleocerebellum
C. Archicerebellum
D. All of these
Answer: A
Receives inputs mostly from
vestibular nuclei:
A. Neocerebelum
B. Paleocerebllum
C. Archicerebellum
D. All of these
Answer: C
Involves activation of an
inhibitory interneuron in the
spinal cord:
A. Myotatic reflex
B. Inverse myotatic reflex
C. Both
D. neither
Answer: B
Activity of static gamma fibers
enhances ____ activity of the
group Ia fibers:
A. Phasic
B. Tonic
C. Both
D. Neither
Answer: B
muscles responsible for
effectively supporting the body
against effect of gravity are
dependent on neurons present
A. Cortex
in the:
B. Pons
C. Medulla
D. Spinal cord
Answer: B
The cortical efferent zone and
the site of the motor
homonculus is the:
A. Primary motor cortex
B. Supplementary motor area
C. Premotor cortex
D. All of these
Answer: A
These are important
components of the basal
ganglia EXCEPT:
A. Globus pallidus
B. Putamen
C. Caudate nucleus
D. Red nucleus
Answer: D
Execution of motor command is
a major function of the:
A. Cerebellum
B. Cerebrum
C. Basal ganglia
D. Spinal cord
Answer: D
This/ these is/are used by the
GTO as its sensory afferent
neuron/s:
A. Group Ia
B. Group Ib
C. Group II
D. A and C only
Answer: B
The intrafusal muscle fiber is
capable:
A. Of functioning as a sensory receptor
B. Mostly of contractions
C. Developing tension
D. B and C only
Answer: A
The flocculonodular lobe is a
major part of the:
A. Cerebrocerebellum
B. Spinocerebellum
C. Vestibulocerebellum
D. none
Answer: C
The major stimulus for the
receptor associated with the
myotatic reflex is:
A. Muscle stretch
B. Development of tension
C. Loss of muscle tension
D. None
Answer: A
The autogenic inhibitory reflex
involves activity of the:
A. Muscle spindle
B. Group Ia neuron
C. Both
D. Neither
Answer: D
Activity of brainstem neurons
affects mostly:
A. Muscles associated with arcuate
movements
B. Anti-gravity muscles
C. Both
D. neither
Parkinsons disease is attributed
to deficiency of:
A. Acetylcholine
B. GABA
C. Dopamine
D. serotonin
Answer: C
CORRECT about paralysis
agitans, EXCEPT:
A. A basal ganglia disorder
B. Development of an ataxic gait
C. A hypokinetic disorder
D. Severe cases lead to akinesia
Answer: B
Dysdiadochokinesia, dysarthria,
past-pointing and intention
tremors are observed in:
A. Cerebellar disorders
B. Brainstem disorders
C. Basal ganglia disorder
D. Spinal cord disorders
Answer: A
The ventral corticospinal tract:
Answer: D
The nuclear bag and nuclear
chain are structures associated
with:
A. Myotatic reflex
B. Lengthening response
C. GTO activity
D. B and C only
Answer: A
Regulation/ Control of slow
motor activity is a function of
the:
A. Caudate nucleus
B. Putamen
C. Globus pallidus
D. Subthalamic nucleus
Answer: B
Festination or shuffling gait is a
problem seen in disorders
A. Cerebellum
B. Basal ganglia
C. Brainstem
D. Spinal cord
Answer: B
Part of the cerebellum mostly
concerned with maintenance of
equilibrium is:
A. Vermis
B. Lingula
C. Flocculonodular lobe
D. none
Answer: C
Continuous generation and
transmission of excitatory impulses
toward antigravity muscles is a
function of the:
A. Cerebellum
B. Pons
C. Medulla
D. Caudate nucleus
Answer: B
A large percentage of neural
impulses developed to generate a
motor command originates from
the:
A. Pre-frontal cortex
B. Primary motor cortex
C. Pre-motor cortex
D. Posterior parietal cortex
Answer:
Injury affecting the upper motor
neuron of CN VII (before the motor
nucleus) leads to:
A. Ipsilateral facial paralysis (upper and lower face)
B. Contralateral facial paralysis (upper and lower
face)
C. Ipsilateral facial paralysis (lower face)
D. Contralateral facial paralysis (lower face)
Answer: D