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24 Cards in this Set
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Categories of muscles |
Smooth, Striated, Cardiac |
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Autoimmune disease that attacks Ach receptors |
Myasthenia gravis |
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Lack of voluntary movement in part of the body |
Paralysis |
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Loss of sensation and muscle control in both legs... |
Paraplegia |
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Loss of sensation and muscle control in all 4 extremities... |
quadriplegia |
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Loss of sensation and muscle control in arm and leg on one side... |
Hemiplegia |
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Disease that is late stage of syphilis... |
Tabes doralis |
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Virus that causes paralysis that was conquered by Jonas Salk... |
Polio |
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Gradual weakness and paralysis of unknown origin |
A.L.S. |
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Three infant reflexes: |
Rooting, Babinski, Grasp |
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Type of human muscle that does not easily fatigue: |
Slow twitch |
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Type of human muscle that does easily fatigue: |
Fast twitch |
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Two types of antagonistic muscles |
Flexor, Extensor |
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Component structures of the basal ganglia: |
Caudate nucleus, Putamen, Globus pallidus |
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Fast twitch fibers are: |
Anaaerobic |
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Slow twitch fibers are: |
Aerobic |
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Defined as a "consistent automatic responses to stimuli": |
Reflexes |
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Movement which is executed as whole (can't be alerted after initiated): |
Ballistic movement |
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An example would be a cat scratching itself: |
Central pattern generator |
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Location of the primary motor cortex: |
Precentral gyrus |
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First two scientists to electrically stimulate this area: |
Fritsch, and Hitzig |
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Literally the "little brain." |
Cerebellum |
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2 tests to assess the brain's functioning: |
Finger to nose, and Saccades |
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Two disorders of movement: |
Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease |