KNH 184 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which root of the spinal nerve is afferent? - Answers - dorsal root
When the antagonist muscle is inhibited while the agonist contrcts it is called what? -
Answers - Reciprocal Inhibition
What part of the brain controls respiration, heart rate and blood pressure? - Answers -
Medulla
Which lobe of the brain is the primary visual located? - Answers - Occipital lobe
Which lobe of the brain is the primary motor located? - Answers - frontal lobe
Which lobe of the brain is the primary sensory cortexes located? - Answers - Pariental
lobe
What are the 3 sub-disciplines within the general discipline of motor behavior? -
Answers - Motor control, Motor learning, Motor Development
Explain the two ways a motor skill can be conceptualized? - Answers - 1) motor skill can
be seen as a task involving movement, such as skating or swimming, etc.
2) Skill can be also viewed as a level of performance proficiency that, for example,
distinguishes higher-skilled performers from lower-skilled performances.
What is a discrete skill? - Answers - A skill that has a clear beginning and end(throwing
a ball)
What is a serial skill? - Answers - A group of discrete skills strung together to make up a
new, more complicated skilled action(dance routine)
What is a continuous skill? - Answers - A skill with no clear beginning or end(running)
What is a motor skill? - Answers - an activity that requires voluntary movement to
achieve a goal
What is a cognitive skill? - Answers - The ability to perceive and organize info for
thinking and problem solving
What is an open skill? - Answers - A skill preformed in a constantly changing
environment
ANSWERS
Which root of the spinal nerve is afferent? - Answers - dorsal root
When the antagonist muscle is inhibited while the agonist contrcts it is called what? -
Answers - Reciprocal Inhibition
What part of the brain controls respiration, heart rate and blood pressure? - Answers -
Medulla
Which lobe of the brain is the primary visual located? - Answers - Occipital lobe
Which lobe of the brain is the primary motor located? - Answers - frontal lobe
Which lobe of the brain is the primary sensory cortexes located? - Answers - Pariental
lobe
What are the 3 sub-disciplines within the general discipline of motor behavior? -
Answers - Motor control, Motor learning, Motor Development
Explain the two ways a motor skill can be conceptualized? - Answers - 1) motor skill can
be seen as a task involving movement, such as skating or swimming, etc.
2) Skill can be also viewed as a level of performance proficiency that, for example,
distinguishes higher-skilled performers from lower-skilled performances.
What is a discrete skill? - Answers - A skill that has a clear beginning and end(throwing
a ball)
What is a serial skill? - Answers - A group of discrete skills strung together to make up a
new, more complicated skilled action(dance routine)
What is a continuous skill? - Answers - A skill with no clear beginning or end(running)
What is a motor skill? - Answers - an activity that requires voluntary movement to
achieve a goal
What is a cognitive skill? - Answers - The ability to perceive and organize info for
thinking and problem solving
What is an open skill? - Answers - A skill preformed in a constantly changing
environment
