Systems
LMN/UMN
Roles of Cranial Nerves
Motor Pathways
The levels
100

Pyramidal system is a _______, _________system.

voluntary, direct

100

Where are UMN housed?

Motor Cortex

100

What is the roles on CN X for respiration?

VF abduction

100

Efferent neurons are _____;

afferent neurons are _______.

efferent = motor

afferent = sensory

100

Where does motor planning occur?

Premotor cortex (Broca's area and Insula)


**motor planning also occurs here

200

Extrapyramidal is a ________, __________ system. 

involuntary, indirect

200

Where do the LMN live? 

Brainstem (CN) and Spinal Cord (spinal nerves) 

200

What is the roles of CN X for phonation?

VF adduction

200

How do neurons commnicate? (hint: answer is one word)

synapses!

200

Execution of movement occurs where?

Motor cortex and cranial nerves 

300

The two pyramidal tracts include? 

cortical-spinal and cortical-bulbar

300

What is decussation? 

the point were the cross over happens 

300

What is the role of CN X for resonance?

Velar elevation 

300

The pyramidal tract is the pathway from the ________ surface to the _________ or the ______ ____.

It is divided into the _____________ tract and the _____________ tract.

cortical; brainstem; spinal cord

corticospinal; corticobulbar

300

Apraxia of speech os a disorder of which level(s)?

motor planning and programming

400

The two extrapyramidal circuits include? 

cerebellar circuit and basal ganglia circuit

400

UMN damage superior to decussation results in?

contralateral spasticity

400

What is the role of CN V for articulation?

Jaw movement

400

The corticobulbar tract is crucial for ______ __________ due to its relationship to _______ ______.

speech production; cranial nerves

400

Dysarthria is a disorder of which level(s)?

Execution

500

Where do the cortical-bulbar and cortical-spinal tracts begin? 

Motor cortex

500

LMN damage results in? 

ipsilateral flaccidity

500

What is the role of CN VII for articulation?

Lip and Cheek movement 

500

Name the cranial nerves most important for speech production.

trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, and hypoglossal (5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)

500

Selecting and sequencing the specific muscles required for a phoneme is which level? 

Motor programming (3rd level) 


-generating the idea and locating words=1st (linguistic-symbolic planning)

-knowing the voicing, place and manner for the phoneme=2nd (motor planning)

-activating the muscles to produce a phoneme=4th (execution) 


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