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Adaptability of the Nervous System

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What mechanism that allows continual learning but also prevents perfect performance?   show
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How do we learn a new movement   show
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show In the central pattern generator  
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What are the four strategies to teaching a new/recovering a movement?   show
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show Astrocyte-regulates the extra cellular space and nursemaid to the neuron Swan/Oligodendroyte-form myelin Microglia-consume dead tissue and foreign material Ependymal glia-line ventricles and the central canal Satellite/guide cell- growth cues  
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What are the 5 lobes of the brain?   show
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show 1.Whole training-the entire movement (continual tasks) 2.Progressive training/partial- serial tasks 3.Whole/partial training-continual tasks with discrete components  
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show The relay of info to the brain, regulation of vital functions like breathing, conciousness, and body temp  
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What are the anterior and posterior sides of the spinal cord responsible for?   show
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show higher cognitive function, attention, voluntary movement, planning, decision making  
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What are the four areas of the frontal lobe?   show
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show Hearing and the integration of sensory information  
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What is the parietal lobe concerned with?   show
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show vital functions such as respiration and heart rate  
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show Relays info between the hemispheres and the cerebellum  
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show Mass practice-drill, back to back (good for one session, discrete skills) Distributed-Drill followed by reflection Good for complex/continuous activities  
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show Sexual and emotional behavior  
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show Block training, one activity at a time Random taining, different following activities Random is better, requires attention and concentration  
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What is the thalamus responsible for?   show
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What is the hypothalamus responsible for?   show
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show The biological clock  
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show The pain gate theory: A sensory A Beta neuron stimulates an inhibitory pain interneuron  
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What are the parts of the upper brainstem?   show
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show The pons, the medulla, the cerebellum, the spinal cord  
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show Error is necessary for learning We have an inherent need for self correction  
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What are the 7 key principles to Neuro placticity?   show
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What distributed areas are responsible for motor activity?   show
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How many cranial and spinal nerves are their?   show
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What is the power law of practice?   show
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What is learned non-use? What is a way to prevent it?   show
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What are the two types of therapy?   show
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show Gap junction-direct cell to cell (rare) Chemical synapse-across a synapse with neurotransmitters  
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show Swann cells in the peripheral nervous system Oligodendrocites in the central nervous system  
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show Motivation-to keep trying Attention-input specificity & cooperativity Arousal-optimum amount Memory-good & bad experiences  
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show The oligodendrocites die, myelin degenerates, action potentials stop, the cell redistributes ion channels, the signal slows, the cell dies  
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What 5 external factors effect learning?   show
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Mental rehersal is good for what kinds of activities?   show
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show Action potential, calcium influx causes vessicles to releases neurotransmitter  
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show Open channels on the post synaptic side for ions to enter  
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show The sum integration of all inhibitory and excitatory signals at the axon hillock  
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What are the two forms of excitatory and inhibitory summation?   show
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show Ligand channels-chemical Voltage channels G-protein- neurotransmitter causes distant channel to remain open. (changes cell structure)  
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What are the three main types of neurotransmitters?   show
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show Glutamate (MOST ABUNDANT), Glycine, GABA  
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show Dopamine Seratonin Norepinepherine  
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The main excitatory neurotransmitter and inhibitory neurotransmitter in pain pathway are what?   show
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show Placticity  
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Changing the behavior of a single neuron can cause a cascade of changes that ultimately may what?   show
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How does a neuron respond to increased receptor use/modulate gene expression?   show
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When a neuron is no longer recieving input from a primary input what may occure?   show
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What is the main mechanism for change in the brain?   show
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show Increased activity, and vacancy  
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What three areas in the brain experience neurogenisis?   show
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What are the three steps to neurogenisis?   show
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What three cells can be created from a neural stem cell and what is most likely?   show
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Why is stem cell introduction into an adult brain perhaps unwise?   show
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show Feedback eg. Error detection  
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show Relevant to the task, and properly timed  
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What type of feedback is best; hand over hand guidence, verbal or self?   show
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How should hand-over-hand guidence be used?   show
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What is state dependent learning?   show
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show Dendrites release neurotropins which can only be taken up by an axon that is experiencing action potentials  
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show Collateralization, Dendritic growth, number and activity of receptors, in summary the entire neuron  
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show The growth cone or Philopodia  
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Growth over long distances may be encouraged or discouraged by what?   show
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show Attract some neurons and repel others  
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show Netrin attract Slit attract/repel Ephrin repel Semaphorin repel  
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show Wallarian degeneration-the damaged axon is consumed Chromatolysis-the neuron is reorganized Retrograde degeneration-The presynapic neuron may retract-lack of use Andrograde degeneration-the Post synaptic neuron may die Transneural-nearby cells may be  
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show Behaviors & thoughts processes that are rewarded undergo neural structural changes  
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show Secondary CNS injury due to Inflamation and immuno Cytokines  
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What is ischemia?   show
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What is transneuronal degeneration?   show
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What are the steps of transneuronal degeneration?   show
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What is the function of a glial scar?   show
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What chemical inhibitors are released by Glial scars?   show
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show 1-4mm/ day, prediction of return to function day  
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What type of neurons regrow, which is fastest?   show
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What differences exist between the PNS and CNS in neural regeneration?   show
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What problems can occure with PNS regrowth?   show
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What neurotrasmitter is key to the trasmission of pain in the CNS and what two are critical to inhibiting pain?   show
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show Oligodendricytes release inhibitors Astrocytes inhibit as glial scar Small amount growth factors  
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What method of CNS regeneration has the most evidence?   show
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What is the difference between learning and memory?   show
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show Pain is a learned association/perception of nocioceptor information  
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show Declaritive-concious what you can say you know Non-declaritive-skills  
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show The medial temporal lobe, diacephalon in the hippocampus  
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show Basal ganglia, striatum, cerebellum, amygdala  
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What are the two types of non-declaritive memory?   show
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show Associative, Non associative  
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What is non associative learning, what are two examples?   show
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show Two or more stimuli combine to change behavior Operant conditioning-Action=reward or punishment Classical conditioning-stimulus plus reward or punishment  
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What are the three types of pain nocioceptors and what do they pick up on?   show
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What is Allodynia? What is Hyperalgesia?   show
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show The foramen magnum, L1/ L2 Conus medularis  
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What are the three types of pain?   show
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How does the opiod system suppress pain?   show
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What does the anterior median fissure mark in the spinal column?   show
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show 5HT, Seratonin  
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What does the hammer on the knee test? How many nerves are there?   show
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What neurons sense and bring in incomming information? And what neurons stimulate muscles and organs?   show
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show unrelieved persistant pain despite no tissue damage  
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What neurons convey from afferent to efferent neurons?   show
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Interneurons can be what two types?   show
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Why is surgery often ineffective at reducing pain?   show
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A Hemisection of the spinal cord for limb pain causes what?   show
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show An increase resistance in stretch reflex An increase in tone  
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show Laterally to more on the way up medially  
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show The Acending Lateral Spinothalamic tract  
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What effect does habituation have on the nerve?   show
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What effect does sensitization have on the nerve?   show
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show Increase tendon reflex Unmasking of developemental reflexes Increase co-contraction Decrease in reciprical inhibition Abnormal contractions  
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What is the difference between habituation and Longterm Depression?   show
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show Long term associative learning is structural changes(growth of new inputs), sensitization is just temporary  
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show Classical conditioning  
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show The unconditioned stimulus is the normal physiologic stimulus. Thu conditioned stimulus is the sensory stimulus unrelated to anything  
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From a neuronal perspective why does the pairing of stimulus occure/why is possible?   show
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show Memory-Persistent changes in neuronal structure Learning is synaptic transmission changes  
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show Intercellur messengers (g-protiens) Increase in Calcium*  
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show Climbing fibers-transmit movement information Mossy fibers transmit-the expected movement perkinji fibers-Recieve signals from both and send error signals when they don't match Parellel fibers-Learn and show plastic changes  
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When does learning occure in the cerebellum occure and why?   show
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show When the incomming stimulus is simultaneous  
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What is the difference between declaritive and non declearitive memory?   show
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Describe the lateral spinothalamic tract and what information it carries:   show
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What is Hyperalgesia? What is Alhondonia?   show
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show Temporal summationnincreasing the frequency of stimulation (study all the time) Cooperative stimulation-Increasing the number/amount of stimulation (using many differnent senses associated with the learning eg. rose-neuro)  
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show Aphasia, when incorrect information/stimulation is paired together. (Eg. Neuro is paired with a green pen, but you write in red)  
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show Prostaglandins (IBuporophin), Histones (Antihistamines), Nonsteriodals (substance p)  
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How does longterm potentiation/memory occur in the hyppocampus?   show
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show Both cause an influx of Calcium, but a highfrequency or long depolarization can activate enough enzymes to cause activation of enzymes  
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What enzyme is responsible for memory and which is responsible for forgetting and what effect do they have?   show
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If a peripheral nerve is severed and has to regrow 1cm, how long will this take?   show
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What pathway transmits localized soft epicatic touch, and joint capsule information?   show
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Damage to what tract will cause spacticity and motor problems?   show
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show Internal capsule  
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show Decussation of the pyramids  
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Describe what the posterior column does and what kind of information it transmits:   show
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The cell bodies for the efferent neurons are where?   show
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show dorsal root ganglion outside the spinal column  
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Describe the posterior column and what information it carries   show
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The extrapyramidal pathway is responsibel for what?   show
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show  
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show A poly synaptic reflex  
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show The Anterior spinothalamic tract  
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Describe the Lateral Spinothalamic tract and what information it carries?   show
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Describe the Anterior Spinothalamic tract and what information it carries?   show
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What pathway transmits Pain and temperature information?   show
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show The Anterior spinothalamic tract  
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show Reflexes: Simple automatic movements requiring no concious input Reactions:complex movement requiring conciousness  
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show Position and movement of muscles up the same side of the body to the cerebellum  
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Control of major brain functions are located where?   show
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Complex motor reflexes and repetative rythmic movements are produced where?   show
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What spinal tracts carry muscle position and movement information up the spinal column?   show
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Three areas that are responsible for motor control are what?   show
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show Reticular formation  
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show Initiate and regulate movement at the central pattern generator  
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show The rostral carries upper limb, the anterior carries lower limb location and movement information, crosses in the spinal column, up to the superior cerebellum  
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What is the cerebellum responsible for?   show
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show cerebellum disorders  
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Discordinated movement and tremors is called what   show
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show You cannot isolate behavior to one part of the brain  
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What are the 3 requirments to any motor task?   show
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show There is an optimum, too slow or too fast decreases accuracy  
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What are the two mechanisms of a Hyperalgesia and Aldenia: pain positive feedback plastic changes?   show
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show Sensory Gate: Tactile 'B' fiber excits an inhibitory interneuron The Opiod system-stress releases endorphins and 5HT which decreases pain  
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Describe the Cortical spinal tract and what it is responsible for?   show
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show Wheneverf a neuron is activated and makes a decision to fire  
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show the cortical spinal tract  
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What are the 6 steps to VOLUNTARY control of movement, or engage in a behavior?   show
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show The plan-what kind of things they will do The program-what order and sequence of muscles used The execution-how fast, or force produced  
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show The thalamus-the PO region The lateral fissure-secondary sensory cortex  
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What is another name for mixed pathways?   show
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show the spinal ganglia  
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show Anterior horns  
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What does the primary motor cortex control?   show
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show Interneurons between the decending CNS tract and efferent neurons  
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Mixed pathways/extra pyramidal pathways control what?   show
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What does the superior colliculus control?   show
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show Visual tracking  
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What are the two mixed spinal tracts?   show
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show Spinal cord, medulla, pons, midbrain, dicephalon  
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show The brainstem  
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What are the 12 cranial nerves?   show
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What do legions to the anterior lobe of the cerebellum cause what?   show
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The posterior lobe legions of the cerebellum do what?   show
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show Tremor  
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How is the brainstem attached/connected to the brainstem?   show
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show Ponto cerebellar tract  
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Lesion to the cyngulate gyrus cause what?   show
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show Opiods  
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show Sharp pain-delta fibers Prolongued burning pain-C fibers  
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Pain afferent neurons release what neuro transmitter substance?   show
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Pain is conducted to what track of the spinal cord?   show
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Pain is inhibited by what areas of the brain first?   show
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show Morphine, codine, demerol  
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What natural substances are really effective at inhibiting pain?   show
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What cranial nerve is responsible for smell?   show
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What cranial nerve is responsible for vision   show
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show Occular motor  
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What is the trochlear responsible for?   show
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What cranial nerve is responsible for mastication, sense to face and nose?   show
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What is the abducens nerve responsible for?   show
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show The facial nerve  
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The nerve responsible hearing and equalibrium?   show
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show Vagus  
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show Accessory nerve  
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What cranial nerve stimulates the tongue?   show
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What does the anterior cerebral artery supply?   show
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show The lateral surfaces frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital lobe  
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show the occipital lobe.  
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show The Anterior spinocerebellar tract-Lower body The Rostral spinocerebellar tract-Upper body  
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show The Anterior conducts lower limb info, the Rostal conducts upper limb info, it crosses int the spine and is conducted to the cerebellum  
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Decribe the the Corticospinal tract and the information it conducts:   show
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show Vestibular spinal tract-equalibrium reactions Extra pyramidal pathway-individual motor acts  
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Describe the Tectospinal tract and what it does?   show
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show transmits from the red nucleaus, regulated by the cerebellum, crosses at thoracic spine, responsible for flexor tone  
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show The pontine reticulospinal tract-evervates the muscle spindle The medullar reticularspinal tract inhibits smooth muscles  
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show The cortical spinal tract  
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show The Vestibulospinal tract  
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show The extrapyramidal pathway  
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What tract is responsible for visual following?   show
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show The rubrospinal tract  
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What tract is responsible for enervating the muscle spindle?   show
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show The medullar reticulospinal tract  
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show 1. Decrease inhibition 2. Increase stretch reflex 3. Muscle and nerve Potentiation 4. Disfunctional Collateralization 5. Unpredicatable movements 6. Contracture and cycles cont...  
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show 1. Stretching- increases inhibition in the spine, ROM, and voluntary movement. 2.Local muscle relaxants (eg. botox) 3. Motor training-neuroplasic increase in decending control 4. Orthotics-only to allow proper stretching and motor training  
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show People use them to compensate and becom reliant  
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show Ligand gated sodium channels  
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The Best Outcome of neural recovery is from what?   show
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What are the 7 Key principles of Neuroplacticity?   show
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