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Categories of muscles

Smooth, Striated, Cardiac

Autoimmune disease that attacks Ach receptors

Myasthenia gravis

Lack of voluntary movement in part of the body

Paralysis

Loss of sensation and muscle control in both legs...

Paraplegia

Loss of sensation and muscle control in all 4 extremities...

quadriplegia

Loss of sensation and muscle control in arm and leg on one side...

Hemiplegia

Disease that is late stage of syphilis...

Tabes doralis

Virus that causes paralysis that was conquered by Jonas Salk...

Polio

Gradual weakness and paralysis of unknown origin

A.L.S.

Three infant reflexes:

Rooting, Babinski, Grasp

Type of human muscle that does not easily fatigue:

Slow twitch

Type of human muscle that does easily fatigue:

Fast twitch

Two types of antagonistic muscles

Flexor, Extensor

Component structures of the basal ganglia:

Caudate nucleus, Putamen, Globus pallidus

Fast twitch fibers are:

Anaaerobic

Slow twitch fibers are:

Aerobic

Defined as a "consistent automatic responses to stimuli":

Reflexes

Movement which is executed as whole (can't be alerted after initiated):

Ballistic movement

An example would be a cat scratching itself:

Central pattern generator

Location of the primary motor cortex:

Precentral gyrus

First two scientists to electrically stimulate this area:

Fritsch, and Hitzig

Literally the "little brain."

Cerebellum

2 tests to assess the brain's functioning:

Finger to nose, and Saccades

Two disorders of movement:

Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease