Study Guide for Chapter 8

(revised 01 December 2001 09:57 EST)

The apraxias are omitted. You need only know the anatomical details as related to the terms below.

Sample Terms

agonist motion
antagonist motion
extension
flexion
ligaments
tendons
alpha motor neurons
gamma motor neurons
extrafusal muscle fibers
intrafusal muscle fibers
Golgi tendon organs
myofibril
motor end plate
end plate potential
muscle spindle
cardiac muscle
striated muscle
monosynaptic stretch reflex
polysynaptic reflexes
patellar reflex
motor homunculus
primary motor cortex
premotor area
supplementary motor area
somatosensory cortex
basal ganglia
lateral corticospinal system
medial corticospinal system