Exam 1 Motor Learning

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Across
  1. 6. Motor units recruited from smallest to largest
  2. 7. Plans and coordinates movement
  3. 8. Controls basic bodily functions
  4. 10. Gap between neurons where information is transmitted
  5. 12. Timing movements based on an external source
  6. 13. Number of independent elements in a control system
  7. 15. Study of acquisition and enhancement of motor skills
  8. 16. Uses feedback to adjust movement
  9. 19. No feedback used during the movement
  10. 20. Outer layer of the brain responsible for higher functions
  11. 22. Timing movements using internal cues
  12. 23. Maintaining position while stationary
  13. 25. Receive information from other neurons
  14. 28. Involved in movement planning and initiation
  15. 31. Regulates alertness and muscle tone
  16. 32. Controls autonomic functions like heartbeat and breathing
  17. 33. Skills involving small, precise movements
  18. 38. Performed in a changing environment
  19. 40. Skills with a specific beginning and end
  20. 42. Contains motor neurons for muscles
  21. 46. Skills involving large muscle groups
  22. 47. Regulates breathing and communication between brain parts
  23. 48. Processes sensory information
  24. 49. Skills with arbitrary start and end, often repetitive
  25. 50. Neuromuscular system function enabling coordinated movement
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  1. 1. Carry signals to the CNS
  2. 2. Changes in environmental conditions between attempts
  3. 3. Initiates voluntary movement
  4. 4. Motor disorder from basal ganglia dysfunction
  5. 5. Organization of limbs relative to environment
  6. 9. Carry signals from CNS to muscles
  7. 11. Traits related to performance of motor skills
  8. 14. Skills involving interaction with objects
  9. 17. Skills requiring body movement
  10. 18. Regulates body homeostasis and stress
  11. 21. Performed in a stationary environment
  12. 24. Basic unit of the nervous system
  13. 25. Maintaining equilibrium during movement
  14. 26. Environmental features that influence movement
  15. 27. Carries signals away from the neuron
  16. 29. Directly connect to skeletal muscle
  17. 30. Skills not involving body movement from location
  18. 34. Coordinates movement and balance
  19. 35. Motor behavior changes from infancy to old age
  20. 36. Controls sequential and complex movement
  21. 37. Processes sensory information
  22. 39. Skills combining a series of discrete movements
  23. 41. Relay station for sensory information
  24. 43. Speeds up transmission along the axon
  25. 44. Transmits information to and from the brain
  26. 45. Motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates