Upper and Lower Motor Neurons Pathway Quiz

Which condition is characterized by a decrease in muscle size due to Motor Neuron lesions?

What specific type of upper motor lesion is produced by damage to the corticobulbar pathway?

What is the most common cause of acute flaccid neuromuscular paralysis?

What is the function of upper motor neurons?

Where do the majority of upper motor neurons reside?

What is the role of lower motor neurons?

Where do some of the motor neurons that project to proximal muscles travel through before crossing over in the spinal cord?

Which type of motor neurons are subdivided into alpha, beta, and gamma motor neurons?

A lesion of the corticobulbar tract can result in what condition?

Which system is responsible for voluntary movement?

In the pyramidal system, what are the important tracts for voluntary movement?

Which cranial nerve nuclei connect to the Nucleus Ambiguus?

Where do upper motor neurons from the right primary motor cortex pass through on their way to target organs?