Module 7

An individual with damage to the primary somatosensory cortex would most have problems with_____.

ability to locate where they are being touched

Which activity is an example of a motor program in a human

yawning

A mild degree of pain releases the neurotransmitter ____. A more intense pain also releases ____.​

​glutamate; substance P

What is the relationship between the motor neuron axons and muscle fibers

The fewer muscle fibers a single axon innervates, the more precise the movements.

The promotor cortex_____.

is active during preparations for a movement and less active during movement itself

Somatosensory information travels from the thalamus to which area of the cortex

parietal lobe

A proprioceptor is sensitive to the_____.

position and movement of a part of the body

What kind of receptors detect pain, warmth, and cold?

somatosensory

Cerebellum is to_____as basal ganglia are to_____.

timing;voluntary movements

A distinctive feature of itch is that it relies on____.

unusually slow axons