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Chapter 1, 5, 7, 8 Vocab

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Motor Control   Ability of the CNS to control or direct the neuromotor system in purposeful mvmt & postural adjustment by selective allocation of muscle tension across appropriate joint segments  
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Components of motor control   Normal muscle tone; Postural response mechanism; Selective mvmt; Coordination  
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Coordination   Ability to execute smooth, accurate, controlled motor responses. Dependent on somatosensory, visual & vestibular input as well as a fully intact neuromuscular system from motor cortex to spinal cord.  
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Dexterity   Skillful use of the fingers during fine motor tasks  
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Agility   ability to rapidly & smoothly initiate, stop, or modify movement while maintaining postural control  
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Intralimb Coordination   movements occurring within a single limb  
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Interlimb Coordination   Integrated performance of 2+ limbs working together  
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Visual Motor   Ability to integrate both visual & motor abilities with the environmental context to accomplish a goal  
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Eye-Hand Coordination   Sub-category of Visual Motor-- movement of head required for eyes to fixate on a target/object  
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Peripheral Somatic Motor System   Muscles, Joints, & their sensory & motor innervations  
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Central Motor System has how many levels?   3-- Highest, Middle, Lowest  
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Highest Level of Central Motor System   Neocortex & Basal Ganglia- Strategy: goal of the mvmt & the mvmt strategy that will best achieve the goal  
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Middle Level of Central Motor System   Motor Cortex & Cerebellum- Tactics: sequences of muscle contractions, arranged in space & time, required to smoothly & accurately achieve the strategic goal  
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Lowest Level of Central Motor System   Brain stem & Spinal Cord- Execution: activation of the motor neuron & interneuron pools that generate the goal-directed mvmt & make any necessary adjustments of posture  
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Closed Loop System of cerebellum deals with what?   Long duration mvmts; motor cortex & brainstem provide commands for intended motor response (internal feedback); Peripheral/external feedback from mm spindles, GTOs, joint & cutaneous receptors, eyes & ears  
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Open Loop System of cerebellum deals with what?   Stereotypical mvmts (gait activities) or short duration activities; control from motor program which is a memory or pre-programmed pattern of info for coordinated mvmt  
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What are the 3 main nuclei of the basal ganglia & the 2 sub-cortical nuclei?   BG: Caudate nucleus, Putamen, Globus Pallidus Sub-Cortical: Sub-thalamic nucleus & Substantia Nigra  
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Asthenia   Generalized muscle weakness associated with cerebellar lesions  
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S/sx of Cerebellar Pathology (HAG RANT 6 D's)   Hypotonia; Asthenia; Gait ataxia; Rebound phenomenon; Asynergia; Nystagmus; Tremor (Intention or Posture); Dysdiadochokinesia; Dysarthria; Dysphasia; Dysphagia; Dyssynergia; Dysmetria  
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Test for Dysdiadochokinesia   Finger to nose; Pronation/supination; Knee flexion/extension; Walking & Alternating Speed rapidly  
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Test for Dysmetria   Pointing & past pointing; Drawing a circle or figure 8; Heel on shin; Placing feet on floor markers  
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Test for Dyssynergia   Finger to nose; finger to PT nose; Alternate heel to knee; Toe to examiner finger  
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Test for hypotonia   Passive mvmt; DTR's  
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Test for intention tremor   Finger to finger; finger to PT finger; to to PT finger  
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Test for resting tremor   Observe pt at rest; limb or jaw mvmts  
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Test for postural tremor   Observation of steadiness of normal posture; sitting, standing  
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Test for asthenia   Fixation or position holding (UE/LE); application of manual resistance to determine ability to hold  
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Test for rigidity   Passive mvmt; Observation during mvmt & rest  
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Test for bradykinesia   Walking observation of arm swing & trunk motions; stop gait abruptly; timed tests  
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Test for disturbances of posture   Fixation or holding position (UE/LE); displace balance unexpectedly in sitting or standing; alter BoS  
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Test for gait disturbances   Walk along in straight line; walk sideways/backwards; march in place; alter speed & direction of mvmt; walk in a circle  
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S/sx of BG Pathology   Akinesia; Athetosis; Bradykinesia; Chorea; Choreoathetosis; Dystonia; Hemiballism (Hyper/Hypokinesis); Rigidity (Leadpipe/Cogwheel); Tremor (resting-non-intention)  
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What 5 categories is movement capabilities categorized into?   Alternate/Reciprocal Motion; Mvmt composition; Mvmt accuracy; Fixation/Limb holding; Equilibrium (postural stability)  
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Alternate/Reciprocal Motion   Ability to reverse mvmt b/t opposing muscle groups  
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Mvmt Composition   Mvmt control achieved by mm groups acting together  
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Mvmt Accuracy   Ability to gauge or judge distance & speed of voluntary mvmt  
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Fixation/Limb Holding   Ability to hold position of an individual limb/limb segment  
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Equilibrium (Postural Stability)   Ability to maintain balance in response to alteration in center of gravity/base of support  
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Non-Equilibrium Testing (Seated [Gross or Fine Motor])   Finger to nose; Finger to PT finger; Finger to finger; Alternate nose to finger; Pronation/Supination; Rebound test; Pointing/Past pointing; Alternate heel to knee/toe; Toe to examiner's finger; Heel on shin; Draw circle/figure 8; Fixation/position hold  
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Equilibrium Coordination Testing (Standing [Gross Motor])   Stand feet together, tandem, one foot; Perturbations; Standing- EO to EC (tandem also); Tandem walk; Walk in straight line, sideways, backwards, cross-step; March; Vary walking speed; Stop & start; Walk in a circle  
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Motor Skills   Learned through interaction & exploration of the environment defined by practice & feedback  
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Motor Program   An abstract representation that when initiated results in the production of a coordinated mvmt sequence; guided & shaped by sensory info  
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Motor Plan- Complex Motor Program   Idea or plan for purposeful mvmt that is made up of several component motor programs  
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Motor Memory- Procedural Memory   Recall of motor programs or sub-routines & includes info on: Initial mvmt conditions How mvmt felt, looked, sounded (sensory) Specific mvmt parameters Outcome of the mvmt  
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Neuroplasticity   Capacity of the brain to adapt to injury through mechanisms of repair & change; allows for change from ST memory to LT  
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Motor Learning   Internal processes associated with practice or experience leading to relatively permanent changes in the capability for skilled behavior  
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Feedback   Response-produced info received during or after the mvmt & is used to monitor output for corrective actions  
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Feedforward   Sending of signals in advance of mvmt to ready the sensorimotor systems to allow for anticipatory adjustments in postural activity  
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Coordinative Structures   Fxnally specific units of mm's & joints that are constrained by the nervous system to act cooperatively to produce an action  
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Full Consciousness   Alert & aware, implies orientation x3 (person, place, time)  
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Lethargy   General slowing of motor processes, including speech & mvmt  
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Obtundation   Dulled/blunted sensitivity; Difficult to arouse, confused  
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Stupor (Semicoma)   State of unconsciousness; lacks responsiveness, only aroused with noxious stimuli  
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Coma   Unconscious; No sleep/wake cycle  
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If pupils bilaterally small, this indicates what?   Damage to sympathetic pathway in ypothalamus or metabolic encephalopathy  
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If pt has pinpoint pupils, this indicates what?   Hemorrhagic pontine lesion or narcotic OD  
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If pupils fixated in midline & dilated, what is indicated?   Midbrain Damage  
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If pupils large bilaterally fixed & dilated, what is indicated?   Severe anoxia or drug toxicity  
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If only 1 pupil fixed & dilated, what does this mean?   Temporal lobe herniation with compression of oculomotor nerve  
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Postural Orientation   Control of the relative positions of body parts by skeletal mm's with respect to each other & gravity  
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Static Postural Control   ability to maintain postural stability & orientation with the CoM over the BoS & the body at rest  
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Dynamic Postural Control   ability to maintain postural stability & orientation with the CoM over the BoS while parts of the body are in motion  
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Skill   ability to consistently perform coordinated mvmt sequences for the purposes of investigation & interaction with the physical & social environment  
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Focal Vision   Cognitive/Explicit; localizing vision  
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Ambient Vision   Sensorimotor or implicit vision; entire visual field  
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Optic Ataxia   can recognize object (focal vision intact) but can't use vision to accurately guide his hand to grasp object (impaired ambient vision)  
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Transfer Tests   Gain or loss in the capability for performance in one task as a result of practice or experience on some other task; Transfer or motor learning is greatest when tasks practiced are similar to ones you want pt to do later or on his own  
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Generalizability   Extent to which practice on one tasks contributes to performance of other, related skills; Performing one type of transfer helps with completion of others  
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Resistance to contextual change   Adaptability required to perform a motor task in altered environmental situations; Closed vs. Open environment  
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