Motor Control Exam 1 HHP 4013
questions with complete solutions
Parallel distributed processing refers to a signal that is processed:
A) within ascending levels of the CNS.
B) simultaneously within the cerebellum and motor cortex only.
C) within descending levels of the CNS.
D) simultaneously among many different brain structures. - correct answer ✔✔D) simultaneously among
many different brain structures.
The lowest level of the perception and action hierarchy is the:
A) cerebral cortex.
B) spinal cord.
C) brainstem.
D) cerebellum. - correct answer ✔✔B) spinal cord.
What do gamma motor neurons activate?
A) Extrafusal muscle fibers
B) Golgi tendon organs
C) Antagonist muscle groups
D) Intrafusal muscle fibers - correct answer ✔✔D) Intrafusal muscle fibers
_______ has/have a role in modulating movement output that results from the activity of pattern
generators in the spinal cord.
A) The reflex arc
B) Parallel distributed processing
C) Sensory information
D) The motor neurons - correct answer ✔✔C) Sensory information
, One of the functions of the anterolateral system is:
A) to act as a major processing center for the brain.
B) to transmit information from the joint receptors to the higher brain centers.
C) to send information on cutaneous (fine touch), muscle, tendon, and joint sensibility to the
somatosensory cortex.
D) to relay information related to thermal and nociception to higher brain centers. - correct answer
✔✔D) to relay information related to thermal and nociception to higher brain centers.
Stimulation of the primary motor cortex (M1) activates:
A) several muscles at a single joint
B) several muscles at several joints
C) complex reaching type movements that have yet to be "learned'
D) the "fight or flight" response - correct answer ✔✔A) several muscles at a single joint
The major input areas of the basal ganglia are the:
A) caudate and substantia nigra.
B) internal segment of the globus pallidus and substantia nigra.
C) caudate and putamen.
D) external segment of the globus pallidus and subthalamic nucleus. - correct answer ✔✔C) caudate and
putamen.
What is the main type of signal used for communication in the nervous system?
A) electrical
B) radio
C) magnetic
D) chemical - correct answer ✔✔A) electrical
Which of the following statements best describes postural orientation?
A) The ability to maintain vertical orientation of the body during a functional task.
questions with complete solutions
Parallel distributed processing refers to a signal that is processed:
A) within ascending levels of the CNS.
B) simultaneously within the cerebellum and motor cortex only.
C) within descending levels of the CNS.
D) simultaneously among many different brain structures. - correct answer ✔✔D) simultaneously among
many different brain structures.
The lowest level of the perception and action hierarchy is the:
A) cerebral cortex.
B) spinal cord.
C) brainstem.
D) cerebellum. - correct answer ✔✔B) spinal cord.
What do gamma motor neurons activate?
A) Extrafusal muscle fibers
B) Golgi tendon organs
C) Antagonist muscle groups
D) Intrafusal muscle fibers - correct answer ✔✔D) Intrafusal muscle fibers
_______ has/have a role in modulating movement output that results from the activity of pattern
generators in the spinal cord.
A) The reflex arc
B) Parallel distributed processing
C) Sensory information
D) The motor neurons - correct answer ✔✔C) Sensory information
, One of the functions of the anterolateral system is:
A) to act as a major processing center for the brain.
B) to transmit information from the joint receptors to the higher brain centers.
C) to send information on cutaneous (fine touch), muscle, tendon, and joint sensibility to the
somatosensory cortex.
D) to relay information related to thermal and nociception to higher brain centers. - correct answer
✔✔D) to relay information related to thermal and nociception to higher brain centers.
Stimulation of the primary motor cortex (M1) activates:
A) several muscles at a single joint
B) several muscles at several joints
C) complex reaching type movements that have yet to be "learned'
D) the "fight or flight" response - correct answer ✔✔A) several muscles at a single joint
The major input areas of the basal ganglia are the:
A) caudate and substantia nigra.
B) internal segment of the globus pallidus and substantia nigra.
C) caudate and putamen.
D) external segment of the globus pallidus and subthalamic nucleus. - correct answer ✔✔C) caudate and
putamen.
What is the main type of signal used for communication in the nervous system?
A) electrical
B) radio
C) magnetic
D) chemical - correct answer ✔✔A) electrical
Which of the following statements best describes postural orientation?
A) The ability to maintain vertical orientation of the body during a functional task.
