Neuro Exam 1 Study Guide PDF
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This document is a study guide on neurology, focusing on neurons, neurotransmitters, and neuromuscular function. It covers topics like neuron structure, communication, hypertonicity, and associated conditions. The guide also includes details of various parts of the body and its functions in the nervous system.
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cognitiveunderstandingof motor demands for a specificfunction impropertooluse couldmixupmotor plan Expatient is unabletosequencestepsofcombingtheir hair maypickupbrush bybristlesorusecomb to brushteeth LeftsideofBrain controlsrightsideofbody frontallobe primary motorcortex crossesoverat medulla Right I ff sideofbody StructuresInvolved in motorPlanning Control MotorPathway Begin inmffaplis accessed descendsw UMN Refinedmotor plan in the cerebellum basalganglia Descends CNS impulse descends throughthe CNS spinalcord P theimpulse reaches PNS resulting in muscle contraction jointmovement Frontal Lobe Primarymotor area responsible for voluntary consciously initiatedmovement Whereideapraxia comesin Site of motor homunculus location I ro fofticofianal tracts Frontaleyefields function visual saccades jumpingfromone to another Basa GILL madeupof interconnected nuclei voluntarymusclemovement to achieve precisioncontrolinbody movements headeyes handswhengraspingobject arm swing 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