Motor Control Exam 1 with Correct
Answers
What is motor control? - correct answer-the ability to regulate or direct the mechanisms
essential to movement
The study of motor control includes - correct answer-individual systems, task constrains,
and environmental constraints that contribute to the movement
The individual subsystem includes - correct answer--motor/action
-sensory/perception
-cognitive
Task subsystem constrains include - correct answer--mobility
-postural control
-upper extremity function
What are 4 task classifications? - correct answer--discrete vs. continuous
-open vs. closed
-stability vs. mobility
-manipulation vs. non-manipulation
Environmental subsystem constraints include - correct answer-regulatory vs. non-
regulatory
What is a theory of motor control? - correct answer-group of abstract ideas about the
control of movement
What are the values of theory to practice? - correct answer--rehab practices reflect
theories
-provides a framework for interpreting a patient's behavior
-provides a guide for clinical action based on an understanding of normal movement
-base to develop new ideas about the cause and nature of movement
-generates testable workable hypotheses for examination
Disclaimer of motor control - correct answer--management of patients with neurologic
diagnoses are variable
-evidence to support PT management of these patient populations is sometimes limited
but always growing/evolving
-mismatch between theories you learn in school vs what you see in practice (clinic)
Answers
What is motor control? - correct answer-the ability to regulate or direct the mechanisms
essential to movement
The study of motor control includes - correct answer-individual systems, task constrains,
and environmental constraints that contribute to the movement
The individual subsystem includes - correct answer--motor/action
-sensory/perception
-cognitive
Task subsystem constrains include - correct answer--mobility
-postural control
-upper extremity function
What are 4 task classifications? - correct answer--discrete vs. continuous
-open vs. closed
-stability vs. mobility
-manipulation vs. non-manipulation
Environmental subsystem constraints include - correct answer-regulatory vs. non-
regulatory
What is a theory of motor control? - correct answer-group of abstract ideas about the
control of movement
What are the values of theory to practice? - correct answer--rehab practices reflect
theories
-provides a framework for interpreting a patient's behavior
-provides a guide for clinical action based on an understanding of normal movement
-base to develop new ideas about the cause and nature of movement
-generates testable workable hypotheses for examination
Disclaimer of motor control - correct answer--management of patients with neurologic
diagnoses are variable
-evidence to support PT management of these patient populations is sometimes limited
but always growing/evolving
-mismatch between theories you learn in school vs what you see in practice (clinic)
