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flexors
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act to bend or flex a joint
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extensors
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act to straighten or extend it
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dynamic contraction
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contraction of a muscle that causes the muscle to shorten
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isometric contraction
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contraction of a muscle that increases the force of pull without shortening the muscle
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stereogenesis
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the process of identifying objects by touch
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#3 Principles of Sensorimotor function
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1) Sensorimotor system is hierarcally organized
2)Motor output is guided by sensory input 3) learning /\'s the nature and locus of sensorimotor control |
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apraxia
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disorder in which patients have great difficulty performing movements out of context
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contralateral neglect
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disturbance of the patients ability to respond to stimuli on the side of the body opp. to lesion
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dorso lateral prefrontal cortex
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plays an important role in initiating complex voluntary responses
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