PRAXIS 5095 SC STUDY QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

PRAXIS 5095 SC STUDY QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Locomotor action: Any task that involves the body to be nonstationary/moving (Running, Crawling, Jumping) Non-locomotor action: Any task that involves the body to be in-place/stationary (twisting) Manipulative action: Any task that involves applying/receiving force on a object. (catching, throwing, hitting, pushing, ect.) Open motor skill These motor skills occur in an unpredictable and changing environment (wrestling, catching a fly ball, etc.) Closed motor skill These motor skills occur in an predictable and nonchanging environment (baseball throw, golf swing, football kick-off etc.) Fine Motor skills These motor skills occur during the use of small muscles (writing, gripping, releasing, etc.) Gross Motor skills These motor skills occur during the use of large muscles (swinging, jumping, running) What condition dealing with muscle tone might children with cerebral palsy have? Hypertonia What condition dealing with muscle tone might children with Down syndrome have? Hypotonia Motor cortex The part of the cerebral cortex in the brain where the nerve impulses originate that initiate voluntary muscular activity. psychomotor learning The relationship between cognitive functions and physical movement. motor development The development of action and coordination of ones limbs, as well as the development of strength, posture control, balance and perceptual skills proprioception sense of self in space; sense of your body's location, orientation, positioning, and movements Newton's First Law Newton object stays at rest unless acted upon Newton's Second Law Newton heavier objects require more force to move. Force=Mass X Acceleration