Across
- 2. Organizes and motivates actions, and inhibits unwanted actions.
- 4. Too much movement.
- 6. Slowness of movement.
- 11. One of the things that decreases the risk of Parkinson's disease.
- 12. Sudden, repetitive movements or sounds that can occur in Tourette syndrome.
- 15. Spontaneous movement of the limb out of the person's control.
- 16. Electrode implanted in the brain and attached to a pacemaker, which helps control tremors.
- 17. Jerky arm movements and facial twitches, gradually affecting walking, speech, and other voluntary movements.
- 18. Muscle contractions in neck muscles that cause the head to remain in an uncomfortable position
- 19. Controls the vigor of movements.
Down
- 1. Uncontrolled movement.
- 3. A disease caused by damage to a dopamine pathway, resulting in slow movements, difficulty initiating movements, rigidity of the muscles, and tremors.
- 4. A condition associated with repetitive movements and vocal sounds.
- 5. Muscle stiffness; common Parkinson's disease symptom
- 7. A neurotransmitter involved in movement control.
- 8. Protein produced by the gene whose mutation leads to Huntington's disease
- 9. Genetic neurological condition passed down from parent to chiild
- 10. Causes clumsy movements of the arms and legs, along with loss of balance.
- 13. Most common treatment for Parkinson's disease.
- 14. A disorder that causes sustained muscle contraction.
