Chapter 2
Which arteries join together to form the basilar artery?
Vertebral arteries
What are neurons with long axons called?
Projection neurons
In the basal ganglia the head of ____ is responsible for planning choosing actions in context, and evaluating information head.
Caudate
What phase of reaching is responsible for a fast approach to an object, which is primarily a feedforward process?
Initiation
What is the tendency to behave as if one side of the body and/or space does not exist?
Neglect
What plays a role in memory processing?
Mammillary bodies
What provides information about the relative position of your body parts in space without need of visual confirmation?
Proprioception
What refers to a disorder that has too much movement and is a result of too much inhibition of the MT, PPN, and MLR?
Hyperkinetic disorder
Which phase of reaching is responsible for a slow adjustment to orient the digits around an object?
Shaping
What affects the ability to write?
Agraphia
A researcher is studying how different groups of neurons connect to form functional circuits within the nervous system. Which level of neuroscience analysis does this represent?
Systems neuroscience
What is classified as a clump of nuclei in the central region?
Nuclear bag fibers
What is the most common basal ganglia motor disorder?
Parkinson’s
What is preparation for movement based on knowledge from past experiences, sensory input, and anticipation?
Feedforward
What is described as not being able to speak fluently, cannot communicate verbally, and cannot understand language?
Global aphasia
Which arterial structure is formed by the jointing of the two vertebral arteries before it eventually divides into the posterior cerebral arteries?
Basilar artery
What is incoordination that is not due to weakness?
Ataxia
How many nuclei does the Basal Ganglia consist of?
6
What are the 3 phases of reaching in order?
initiation, shaping, closure
A patient with ______ can speak fluently but can not comprehend spoken speech.
Broca’s aphasia
Which type of neuroscience is responsible for how neurons process and convey information?
Cellular
What nociceptor is defined as normally insensitive, but become spontaneously active and respond to mechanical stimuli following tissue damage?
Silent nociceptors
This consists of involuntary, jerky, rapid movements, and dementia
Chorea
Vestibulocerebellar lesions affect reach and grasp primarily through
Truncal ataxia
What affects comprehension of written language?
Alexia