KINE 3P94 Final Exam (A+ Graded)

What performs feedback, planning, and execution of the cerebral cortex? correct answers Spinal cord How does sensory information arrive to the brain (what pathway)? correct answers Dorsal column medial lemniscal pathway What is the function of the primary somatosensory cortex (S1)? correct answers discriminates among different intensities and qualities of sensory information Where is the S1 located? correct answers Near the midline What does the S1 tell you? correct answers - 1st stage of sensory information - basic characteristics of what you are doing What is the DCML? correct answers Dorsal column medial lemniscal Where is the DCML? correct answers - Base of the brain - to the left or right side depending on where the information from the body comes from What does the sensory association cortex do? correct answers - 2nd stage of sensory information - more complex information, putting things together to have meaning What is the somatotopic organization? correct answers Specific location on the cerebral cortex respond to specific regions of the body - for sensory (received) and motor (send out) information What is the homunculus man? correct answers - greater size of representation on the brain corresponds to greater information/sensitivity to information - body parts that are not sensitive to sensation are represented less How does the organization in the homunculus work? correct answers adaptable and plastic - recognizes and adapts to experience/training/injury How does the homunculus relate to impairment? correct answers Able to identify where on the cerebral cortex the damage has occurred if looking at the deficits (and vice versa if you know where the damage is you can predict the deficits) what are the 4 studies that support variability? correct answers - monkey fingers sewn together - amputations and transplants in humans - musicians - blind and braille readers What is the flow of information? correct answers S1 - sensory association cortex (SAC) - premotor areas - primary motor areas (M1)