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Adaptability of the Nervous System

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show Microvariations/error  
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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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show Simplify the task into parts Go slow/optimum speed Co-contract the antagonist to stabilize Limit variables/stimulus (clutter)  
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What are the 5 main types of glia, and their function?   show
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show occipital, parietal, temporal, frontal, limbic  
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What are the 3 types of task practice, what kinds of activities are they good for training?   show
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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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What is the temporal lobe concerned with?   show
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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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What are the two types of training scheduals? What are they good for?   show
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What is the limbic lobe responsible for?   show
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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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Why can "kissing it better" or "rubbing it" make it better?   show
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show thalamus, hypothalamus, pineal gland  
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show The pons, the medulla, the cerebellum, the spinal cord  
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What are the two general principles of motor learning?   show
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What are the 7 key principles to Neuro placticity?   show
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show The premotor cortex, supplemental motor area, basil ganglia, and cerebellum  
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show There are 12 pairs,31 pairs  
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show The more you practice the more you learn, repetition causes longterm changes  
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show Weakness causes a cycle of lack of use and weakness. Force them to use via contraint  
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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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What produces myalin?   show
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show Motivation-to keep trying Attention-input specificity & cooperativity Arousal-optimum amount Memory-good & bad experiences  
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What effect does MS have on the nervous system?   show
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show Enviromental context, The Task itself Type of reinforcer Practice schedual Type of practice  
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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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What determines if a neuron will achieve the threashold for an action potential   show
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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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What are three amino acid neurotransmitters?   show
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What are two common amine neurotrasmitters?   show
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show Glycine-inhibitory Glutamate-excitatory  
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show Placticity  
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show Lead to observable changes in the organism  
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How does a neuron respond to increased receptor use/modulate gene expression?   show
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show 1. Unmasking-minor inputs exaggerate 2. Dendritic pruning of unused dendrites 3. Collateral sprouting recieving new input from another axon  
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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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show Proliferation Migration Differentiation  
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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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show Trouble synching with what's there Abnormal connections Differentiate mostly into astrocytes Can cause cancers and neuromas  
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What is the key component to motor learning?   show
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show Relevant to the task, and properly timed  
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show The best long term generalizabiliy comes from self problem solving alone  
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show Only a little given when they are 90% accurate  
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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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The growing end of an axon is called what?   show
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show Guiding cells  
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Neurotropins may have what effect?   show
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What are 4 common guidence molecules?   show
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What happens to neurons that have been damaged?   show
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show Behaviors & thoughts processes that are rewarded undergo neural structural changes  
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What is hemoragic necrosis?   show
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show A lack of oxygen to tissue  
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What is transneuronal degeneration?   show
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show A glial scar forms, followed by demylination of surrounding neurons  
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show A mechanical barrier separating damaged tissue and preventing neuronal growth  
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show CSPG, Semaphorin, Ephrin  
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How quickly does a peripheral neuron regrow? What does this allow?   show
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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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show Glutamate is excitatory, Glycine and Seratonin (5ht are inhibitory  
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show Oligodendricytes release inhibitors Astrocytes inhibit as glial scar Small amount growth factors  
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show axon collateralization-use of cells to cause specialized change, use of concurrent systems,  
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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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What are the two types of memory?   show
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Where is declaritive memory located?   show
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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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show Single stimulus changing behavior Habituation Sensitization  
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What is associative learning? what are two examples?   show
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show 'A' Delta fibers-temp, deformation (sudden pain) 'C' Fibers-any kind of change (dull ache) 'A' Beta- Tactile/location  
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show Sensation of localized pain when non present (eg. touch a sunburn), Hypersensitivity to pain  
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show The foramen magnum, L1/ L2 Conus medularis  
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show Acute (sharp) Persistant (tissue damage) Chronic (unceasing despite no damage)  
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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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Pain suppression cannot occure without what neurotransmitter?   show
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show Myostatic reflex, 2-one afferent one efferent.  
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show Afferent information, Efferent  
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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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show Loss of sensation and motor control in BOTH limbs  
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show An increase resistance in stretch reflex An increase in tone  
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Afferent fibers from the lower body to the upper body are laid down how in the spinal column?   show
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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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Diseases that cause spacticity usually have what 5 symptoms?   show
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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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show Because calcium is already going into the cell, while G-protiens are active, AMPA will go up increasing activity in the cell and cellular changes  
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What is memory and learning?   show
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*****How does synaptic transmission/learning occur?   show
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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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There are two meathods of long term potentiation/memory, what are they?   show
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Errors in learning/association are called what, and how do they occure?   show
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What three peripheral pain signals can be controlled and with what methods?   show
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How does longterm potentiation/memory occur in the hyppocampus?   show
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How can a depolarization cause longterm depression OR longterm potentiation?   show
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show Kinase-memory, increase AMPA Phosphatase-forgetting, decrease AMPA It is this balance that causes longterm changes  
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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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show The Posterior Column  
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show The motor cortical spinal tract  
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What acending/decending area of the CNS nerves are particularly vulnerable to injury?   show
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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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show Individual motor acts  
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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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show Touch information, crosses in the spine, ascends to the Postcentral gyrus  
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show The lateral spinothalamic tract  
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What pathway tranmits touch information?   show
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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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show Distributed control, thoughout the brain  
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Complex motor reflexes and repetative rythmic movements are produced where?   show
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show The posterior cerebellar tract and the cuneocerellar tract  
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show Premotor cortex, supplemental motor area, cerebellum  
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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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Describe the Anterior and Rostral spinocerebellar tracts and what information they carry:   show
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show coordination and sequencing of movement (smooth motion)  
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Motor movement disorders often are a result of what?   show
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Discordinated movement and tremors is called what   show
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The fact that all systems are distributed, in the greater picture means what?   show
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show Power, Accuracy, Speed  
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How are accuracy and speed related?   show
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show Peripheral:nocioceptor releases substance P, mast cells release histones- cause swelling. Histones+ swelling stimulate other nocioceptors. Synaptic: Glutamate + Substance P increase Post AMPA receptors making more likely to detect glutamate  
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What are the two methods of down regulating pain?   show
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show Voluntary motor control, decends from the Primary motor cortex, crosses at the decussion of pyramids in the medulla, stimulates the motor neuron  
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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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show Signal-Decision to act-Plan-Program-Execution-Error detection and correction  
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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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show Extrapyramidal pathway  
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show the spinal ganglia  
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Where are the cell bodies of the motor neurons located?   show
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show Voluntary motor movement  
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What are terminal fibers?   show
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Mixed pathways/extra pyramidal pathways control what?   show
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show Visual reflexes  
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What does the accessory occular motor nuclei do?   show
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show Midial longtitudinal and the Vestibulo pathways  
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show Spinal cord, medulla, pons, midbrain, dicephalon  
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The cranial nerves are part of what structure?   show
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show OLd OPie OCcasionally TRies TRIGonometry And Feels VEry GLOomy, VAGUe, And HYPOactive olfactory, optic, occular, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, facial, vestibulocochlear, Vagus, Accessory, Hypoglossal  
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What do legions to the anterior lobe of the cerebellum cause what?   show
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show Respiratory and cardiac distress  
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Legions to the neo-cerebellum cause what?   show
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show Three major fiber tracts or peduncles  
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show Ponto cerebellar tract  
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Lesion to the cyngulate gyrus cause what?   show
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Pain receptors use what kind of inhibitors?   show
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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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show The lateral spinothalamic tract  
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Pain is inhibited by what areas of the brain first?   show
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What medications act as pain inhibitors?   show
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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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What cranial nerve is responsible for eye movement?   show
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show eye movements  
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show Trigeminal  
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What is the abducens nerve responsible for?   show
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What nerve is responsible for facial, salivation and test?   show
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show Vestibulocochlear  
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The nerve responsible for the pharynx and larynx?   show
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show Accessory nerve  
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What cranial nerve stimulates the tongue?   show
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show The medial, parietal, frontal brain, and corpus colossum  
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What does the middle cerebral artery supply?   show
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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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Describe the transmission of information in the 2 spinocerebellar tracts:   show
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show Transmission from the primary motor cortex, information crosses in the medulla at the decussion of the pyramids and stimulates a motor neuron  
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What are the two mixed spinal pathways and what do they do?   show
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show crosses at midbrain, responsible for visual following  
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Describe the Rubrospinal tract and what it is responsible for:   show
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show The pontine reticulospinal tract-evervates the muscle spindle The medullar reticularspinal tract inhibits smooth muscles  
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What tract in the spine is responsible for voluntary motor control?   show
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What spinal tract is responsible for equalibrium righting reactions?   show
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What tract in the spine is responsible for individual motor acts?   show
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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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What are the 6 stages by which spacticity occurs?   show
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What are 4 best ways of managing spacticity and contractions?   show
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What is the most common problem with orthotics?   show
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show Ligand gated sodium channels  
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show Collateral sprouting  
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show 1. Use it to impove it or lose it 2. Specificity vs. Transference 3. Repetition 4. Age=plasitc 5. Interference 6. Motivation&Expectation=improvement 7. Feedback is necessary  
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