Question 1

The supplementary motor area is mainly concerned with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  internally generated movements 
B)  externally generated movements 
C)  internally and externally generated movements 
A)  internally generated movements 
B)  externally generated movements 
C)  internally and externally generated movements A

Question 2

The premotor cortex is particularly important in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  planning internally generated movements 
B)  coordinating internally generated movements 
C)  postural control 
A)  planning internally generated movements 
B)  coordinating internally generated movements 
C)  postural control C

Question 3

Intrafusal muscle fibres are innervated by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  alpha motoneurons 
B)  gamma motoneurons 
C)  sensory nerves 
A)  alpha motoneurons 
B)  gamma motoneurons 
C)  sensory nerves B

Question 4

Activation of muscle spindles causes ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  contraction of the antagonist muscle 
B)  contraction of the agonist muscle 
C)  contraction of the agonist and antagonist muscles 
A)  contraction of the antagonist muscle 
B)  contraction of the agonist muscle 
C)  contraction of the agonist and antagonist muscles

Question 5

The main output of the posterior parietal cortex is to the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary motor cortex 
B)  secondary motor cortex 
C)  cerebellum 
A)  primary motor cortex 
B)  secondary motor cortex 
C)  cerebellum

Question 6

The neurotransmitter at neuromuscular junctions is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  acetyl choline 
B)  acetic cholesterase 
C)  acetyl cholesterase 
A)  acetyl choline 
B)  acetic cholesterase 
C)  acetyl cholesterase

Question 7

The striatum projects to the output of the basal ganglia by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a direct inhibitory route 
B)  an indirect excitatory route 
C)  a direct excitatory route 
A)  a direct inhibitory route 
B)  an indirect excitatory route 
C)  a direct excitatory route

Question 8

The part of the posterior parietal cortex concerned with arm movements is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the posterior reach region 
B)  the parietal pointing region 
C)  the parietal reach region 
A)  the posterior reach region 
B)  the parietal pointing region 
C)  the parietal reach region

Question 9

During muscle contraction, the tips of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  myosin filaments 'row' along actin filaments 
B)  actinomyosin shortens by coiling 
C)  actin filaments 'row' along myosin filaments 
A)  myosin filaments 'row' along actin filaments 
B)  actinomyosin shortens by coiling 
C)  actin filaments 'row' along myosin filaments

Question 10

The cerebellum receives cortical input from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  mossy fibres and climbing fibres 
B)  mossy fibres and Purkinje cells 
C)  mossy fibres and granule cells 
A)  mossy fibres and climbing fibres 
B)  mossy fibres and Purkinje cells 
C)  mossy fibres and granule cells

Question 11

The cell bodies of alpha motoneurons are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  outside the spinal cord 
B)  in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord 
C)  in the ventral horn of the spinal cord 
A)  outside the spinal cord 
B)  in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord 
C)  in the ventral horn of the spinal cord

Question 12

The cerebellum helps us adapt to a visual displacing prism by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  bringing visual information into line with proprioceptive information 
B)  bringing proprioceptive information into line with visual information 
C)  consciously compensating for perceived visual error 
A)  bringing visual information into line with proprioceptive information 
B)  bringing proprioceptive information into line with visual information 
C)  consciously compensating for perceived visual error

Question 13

During a graded muscle contraction ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the smallest fibres contract first 
B)  the largest fibres contract first 
C)  fibres of all sizes contract together 
A)  the smallest fibres contract first 
B)  the largest fibres contract first 
C)  fibres of all sizes contract together

Question 14

The forward plan produced by the posterior parietal cortex includes ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  both sensory and motor information 
B)  only sensory information 
C)  only motor information 
A)  both sensory and motor information 
B)  only sensory information 
C)  only motor information

Question 15

Outline the sequence events that occur between the arrival of an action potential at a neuromuscular junction and the contraction of a muscle fibre.

Accepted Answer

When an action potential arrives at a ne

Question 16

The secondary motor cortex outputs ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  only directly via the spinal motor tracts 
B)  only indirectly via the primary motor cortex 
C)  both directly via the spinal motor tracts and indirectly via the primary motor cortex 
A)  only directly via the spinal motor tracts 
B)  only indirectly via the primary motor cortex 
C)  both directly via the spinal motor tracts and indirectly via the primary motor cortex

Question 17

The bodies of sensory nerves are located in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the dorsal root ganglia 
B)  the dorsal horn of the spinal cord 
C)  the ventral horn of the spinal cord 
A)  the dorsal root ganglia 
B)  the dorsal horn of the spinal cord 
C)  the ventral horn of the spinal cord

Question 18

What role do spinal circuits play in simple movements and how might they contribute to more complex movements?

Accepted Answer

Spinal circuits play a crucial role in s

Question 19

When the eyes are moved passively, without an eye movement command, the visual world ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  appears to move in the same direction as the eye movement 
B)  appears to move in the opposite direction to the eye movement 
C)  does not appear to move 
A)  appears to move in the same direction as the eye movement 
B)  appears to move in the opposite direction to the eye movement 
C)  does not appear to move

Question 20

What is a forward plan? Give examples of how and why a forward plan might be important in three different actions.

Accepted Answer

A forward plan is a strategic document t

The supplementary motor area is mainly concerned with ______.

The premotor cortex is particularly important in ______.

Intrafusal muscle fibres are innervated by ______.

Activation of muscle spindles causes ______.

The main output of the posterior parietal cortex is to the ______.

The neurotransmitter at neuromuscular junctions is ______.

The striatum projects to the output of the basal ganglia by ______.

The part of the posterior parietal cortex concerned with arm movements is called ______.

During muscle contraction, the tips of ______.

The cerebellum receives cortical input from ______.

The cell bodies of alpha motoneurons are ______.

The cerebellum helps us adapt to a visual displacing prism by ______.

During a graded muscle contraction ______.

The forward plan produced by the posterior parietal cortex includes ______.

Outline the sequence events that occur between the arrival of an action potential at a neuromuscular junction and the contraction of a muscle fibre.

The secondary motor cortex outputs ______.

The bodies of sensory nerves are located in ______.

What role do spinal circuits play in simple movements and how might they contribute to more complex movements?

When the eyes are moved passively, without an eye movement command, the visual world ______.

What is a forward plan? Give examples of how and why a forward plan might be important in three different actions.

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Exam 6: Motor Control

The supplementary motor area is mainly concerned with ______.

The premotor cortex is particularly important in ______.

Intrafusal muscle fibres are innervated by ______.

Activation of muscle spindles causes ______.

The main output of the posterior parietal cortex is to the ______.

The neurotransmitter at neuromuscular junctions is ______.

The striatum projects to the output of the basal ganglia by ______.

The part of the posterior parietal cortex concerned with arm movements is called ______.

During muscle contraction, the tips of ______.

The cerebellum receives cortical input from ______.

The cell bodies of alpha motoneurons are ______.

The cerebellum helps us adapt to a visual displacing prism by ______.

During a graded muscle contraction ______.

The forward plan produced by the posterior parietal cortex includes ______.

Outline the sequence events that occur between the arrival of an action potential at a neuromuscular junction and the contraction of a muscle fibre.

The secondary motor cortex outputs ______.

The bodies of sensory nerves are located in ______.

What role do spinal circuits play in simple movements and how might they contribute to more complex movements?

When the eyes are moved passively, without an eye movement command, the visual world ______.

What is a forward plan? Give examples of how and why a forward plan might be important in three different actions.

Structure and Communication in the Nervous System

Drugs and the Nervous System: Psychopharmacology

Development, Degeneration and Recovery of the Nervous System

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Sensory Systems

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Motivated Behaviours

Psychological Disorders

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