Ch 12 part 2 Pegboard Tests in Neurophysiology

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The Purdue Pegboard test is used by neuropsychologists to test the gross movement of arms, hands, fingers, and fine motor ______.

dexterity

The groove pegboard test is a test of visual-motor coordination where a participant must place pegs in their corresponding holes based on their ______.

shape

Isometric contraction is when the muscle remains the same ______.

length

In isotonic contractions, the muscle is allowed to ______.

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Isometric vs. Isotonic Twitches are two kinds of muscle ______.

contractions Signup and view all the answers

In real life, multiple muscle fibers and motor units contract at the same time; they never contract ______.

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Even something as simple as blinking one's eyes requires the stimulation of multiple muscle ______.

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Researchers can analyze the contraction of a single muscle fiber in a laboratory by removing a single muscle cell and anchoring it to an experimental ______.

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An electrical stimulator can be used to 'zap' the muscle cell and cause a ______.

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Electromyography involves the recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue using electrodes attached to the skin or inserted into the ______.

muscle Signup and view all the answers

The ______ controls the amount of force exerted by the muscle.

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A motor unit is defined as a single somatic motor ______ and all the muscle cells it innervates.

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An increase in the number of active motor units is referred to as ______.

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Exam Tip: To generate more force, more ______ fibers need to be recruited.

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The ______ is a common piece of exercise equipment that looks like a little rubber dome.

Bosu Ball Signup and view all the answers

The Basu Ball is a common piece of exercise equipment that looks like a little rubber ______.

dome Signup and view all the answers

When in use, the Basu Ball is said to work out core muscles more effectively by stretching the muscles out before ______ them.

contracting Signup and view all the answers

Stretching the muscles out before contracting is believed to generate more force and yield better ______.

results Signup and view all the answers

Not all muscle fibers are contracting at once when a muscle moves; some remain ______ throughout the contraction.

inactive Signup and view all the answers

The nervous system controls the amount of force exerted by the muscle by varying the number of muscle fibers utilized in a contraction and the frequency of stimulation of each individual muscle ______.

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A motor unit is defined as a single somatic motor neuron and all the muscle cells it ______.

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Larger motor units control more muscle cells and generate more ______.

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Ch 12 part 2 Pegboard Tests in Neurophysiology

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The Purdue Pegboard test is used by neuropsychologists to test the gross movement of arms, hands, fingers, and fine motor ______.

The groove pegboard test is a test of visual-motor coordination where a participant must place pegs in their corresponding holes based on their ______.

Isometric contraction is when the muscle remains the same ______.

In isotonic contractions, the muscle is allowed to ______.

Isometric vs. Isotonic Twitches are two kinds of muscle ______.

In real life, multiple muscle fibers and motor units contract at the same time; they never contract ______.

Even something as simple as blinking one's eyes requires the stimulation of multiple muscle ______.

Researchers can analyze the contraction of a single muscle fiber in a laboratory by removing a single muscle cell and anchoring it to an experimental ______.

An electrical stimulator can be used to 'zap' the muscle cell and cause a ______.

Electromyography involves the recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue using electrodes attached to the skin or inserted into the ______.

The ______ controls the amount of force exerted by the muscle.

A motor unit is defined as a single somatic motor ______ and all the muscle cells it innervates.

An increase in the number of active motor units is referred to as ______.

Exam Tip: To generate more force, more ______ fibers need to be recruited.

The ______ is a common piece of exercise equipment that looks like a little rubber dome.

The Basu Ball is a common piece of exercise equipment that looks like a little rubber ______.

When in use, the Basu Ball is said to work out core muscles more effectively by stretching the muscles out before ______ them.

Stretching the muscles out before contracting is believed to generate more force and yield better ______.

Not all muscle fibers are contracting at once when a muscle moves; some remain ______ throughout the contraction.

The nervous system controls the amount of force exerted by the muscle by varying the number of muscle fibers utilized in a contraction and the frequency of stimulation of each individual muscle ______.

A motor unit is defined as a single somatic motor neuron and all the muscle cells it ______.

Larger motor units control more muscle cells and generate more ______.

To control the overall force generated by a muscle, the number of active motor units can be increased or ______.

An increase in the number of active motor units is referred to as ______.

To generate more force, more muscle fibers need to be ______.

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