Exam 7: Movement

 What is a limitation of using L-dopa for Parkinson's disease?

 Gerald has been diagnosed with Huntington's disease. Describe what symptoms he should expect.

 Activity of a muscle spindle is to ____ as activity of the Golgi tendon organ is to ____.

 Professor Paulk is lecturing about Parkinson Disease. He tells the class that damage from the disease results in a loss of neurons in the _____ that release _____.

 What are the three types of muscles seen in the human body and where might they be found?

 Most types of movement can be clearly classified as voluntary or involuntary.

 Briefly describe the cellular organization of the cerebellum.

 The motor cortex produces a kind of activity called a(n) ____ before any voluntary movement.

 Which action is an example of a motor program in chickens with featherless wings?

 Giving pure dopamine to Parkinson's patients has generally been very successful.

 Early symptoms of Huntington's disease usually include ____.

 Which behavior is most likely to result from the activity of central pattern generators?

 Which muscles are especially important when running up a flight of stairs at full speed?

 The corticospinal tract extends from the _____ to the ____.

 The role of the Golgi tendon organs is to ____.

 The prefrontal cortex ____.

 Describe the areas and major functions of the primary motor cortex (include the relevant areas near to the motor cortex).

 In Huntington's disease, earlier onset is associated with slower deterioration over time.

 A ballistic movement ____.

 A muscle spindle responds to the ____.