Q: Explain how hypotonia may result from lower motor neuron disease?
A: When the lower motor neurons are damaged that results in paralysis when the movement is lost and the…
Q: Explain the main cause of nearsighted (myopic) Condition ?
A: The eyes are one of the sensory organs of animals that allow us to see the environment around them.…
Q: Define the term gamma motor neurons?
A: Answer: Introduction: Same as alpha motor neurons, gamma motor neuron cell bodies are present in the…
Q: (i) Why does Neostigmine cause an increase in the twitch tension when the nerve is stimulated and…
A: Myasthenia Gravis: It is a neuromascular diseases. It is a autoimmune diseases that makes the…
Q: Explain how a herniated intervertebral disc causes pain inthe leg.
A: The nucleus is a delicate structure of a spinal disc, which is wrapped in a thicker, rubber-like…
Q: Which modifications in the muscular system are associated with bipedal locomotion?
A: Bipedalism is the ability of an organism to walk upright on its two legs. Humans developed bipedal…
Q: Give short description to explain how motor coordination and balance are regulated.
A: A nervous system is defined as an organized group of cells called neurons that are specialized for…
Q: Compare the locations and functions of the direct and indirect motor pathways.
A: The motor system is the part of the central nervous system that is involved with movement. The…
Q: How would a lesion in the cerebellum and a lesion in the basal nuclei differ in their effects on…
A: Cerebellum and Basal nuclei are the parts of the brain and help in movement. The cerebellum is…
Q: Compare and contrast the development of gross and fine motor skills during infancy
A: The gross and the fine motor skills are the movement performed by our body .
Q: Identify and describe the key features and regional anatomy ofmotor pathways
A: The corticospinal tract or pyramidal tract serves as a motor pathway. It is for upper motor neuronal…
Q: Explain the function of γ motor neurons. How do γ motor neurons play their role?
A: A gamma nerve cell (γ motor neuron), additionally known as gamma motoneuron, could be a variety of…
Q: Define the term supplementary motor cortex?
A: The nervous framework is an exceptionally intricate piece of a creature that arranges its activities…
Q: How is the motor end plate diff erent from other parts of thesarcolemma?
A: Sarcolemma is the outer membrane of the muscle Fibre it acts like the plasma membrane and provide…
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Q: What are the cause and pathogenesis of muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis?
A: Some groups of genes cause abnormal genetic changes and results in loss of muscle mass. Many…
Q: When do motor units know to relax?
A: MOTOR UNIT is defined as an authentic group of muscle fibers in a muscle innervated ( supplied ) by…
Q: Differentiate between myopia and hypermetropia.
A: The human body has 5 senses for which it has 5 sense organs. It has nose for smell, eyes for sight,…
Q: What is myasthenia gravis (MG) ?
A: Myasthenia gravis can be defined as the type of neuromuscular condition in which weakness occurs in…
Q: Show the Comparison of Somatic Motor and Autonomic Motor Pathways ?
A: The nervous system is the system of the body that controls and coordinates all the activities of the…
Q: Describe what is the Stretch Reflex?
A: Muscle is a soft tissue that contains the myosin and actin filaments that helps in the contraction…
Q: Which event listed above is the point at which myasthenia gravis interrupts the process? A. Nerve…
A: A neuron is the structural and functional unit of the nervous system. It helps in the transmission…
Q: Define the term alpha motor neurons?
A: The nerve impulse is an electrical signal that travels along the neuron. The charged particles…
Q: Predict the effects of degeneration of the globus pallidus?
A: Globus pallidus is part of the basal ganglia. It is the oldest part of the corpus striatum and is…
Q: 3B. Explain how skeletal muscles produce graded responses.
A: The amount of tension produced by a muscle is determined by the number of cross-bridges created…
Q: Give an account of the flight muscles of pigeon?
A: A)FLIGHT OF BIRDS-The movement of birds starts when they lift and beat their wings in the direction…
Q: Draw the structure of taenia and fasciola?
A: The Platyhelminthes are acoelomate flatworms. They have no specialized circulatory or respiratory…
Q: Differentiate between myopia and hypermetropia on the basis of cause of the defect.
A: The eye is an organ that forms an image from the light rays. Any kind of defect makes the vision…
Q: Why are direct acting cholinomimetics NOT used in the management of myasthenia gravis?
A: Myasthenia Gravis: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disorder that causes skeletal muscle…
Q: Define the term hypnic myoclonia?
A: There different stages of sleep like light sleep, deep sleep, REM stage, and non-REM stage. There…
Q: What are diagnostic techniques used in myasthenia gravis that involves drugs in the procedure?
A: Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder. It is a disorder which is caused due to development of…
Q: Give exact location of chordae tendinae and state its function.
A: Heart is a muscular organ that supplies blood to all the parts of the body. It undergoes rhythmic…
Q: State the function of sensory neuron and a motor neuron.
A: Nervous system is the complex system in our body which controls the entire body and coordinates the…
Q: Describe what the “silent period” is during trunk flexion.
A: The trunk flexion is the result of the simultaneous spine flexion and forwards pelvic tilt. For the…
Q: Define threshold stimulus, maximal stimulus, motor unit recruitment, wave summation, unfused…
A: Stimulus is any change of environment that leads to the reaction of the individual. Stimulus is…
Q: Explain the function of γ motor neurons and how they play their role?
A: A gamma motor neuron [gamma motoneuron] is a type of lower motor neuron which functions in the…
Q: Describe the spinal cord of pigeon?
A: The nervous system of pigeon is divided into central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.…
Q: Explain why a person with myasthenia gravis might prefera soft diet. List several potential…
A: Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disorder. it effects voluntary muscles means muscles which are…
Q: discuss the mechanism of pyridostigmine in treating myasthenia gravis
A: Myasthenia gravis is a disorder of neuromuscular due to which weakness occurs in the skeletal…
Q: Define a motor unit.
A: A muscle is made up of numerous muscle tissues bundled together and surrounded by a tough connective…
Q: What structures are involved in alterations of complex motor performance?
A: Motor functions: anything that happens when motor neurons are stimulated, includes glandular action,…
Q: Explain about myoclonic epilepsy and ragged-red fiber disease (MERRF) ?
A: Epilepsy is a neurological illness in which brain activity becomes aberrant, resulting in seizures…
Q: 11 Study the following representations marked A to D, that relate to skelelal muscles and answer the…
A: Hi! Thanks for your question. As you have posted multiple questions and have not mentioned which one…
Q: are and contrast milestones of locomotor development in the first year with the fine motor…
A: Walking, running, jumping, hopping, crawling, marching, climbing, galloping, sliding, leaping,…
Q: What is the progression of the disease : MYASTHENIA GRAVIS? What are its clinical types?
A: Introduction:- Myasthenia Gravis is disorder of neuromuscular junction and is characterized by…
Q: Why do antibodies contribute to the symptoms of myasthenia gravis?
A: The immune system works to protect the body from infections and pathogens.
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- discuss the mechanism of pyridostigmine in treating myasthenia gravisOutline the pathogenesis of Myasthenia gravis and the consequential effects from the disruption at the neuromuscular junction. Is Myasthenia gravis considered an upper or lower motor neuron disorder?What are the cause and pathogenesis of muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis?
- What structures are involved in alterations of complex motor performance?Which event listed above is the point at which myasthenia gravis interrupts the process? A. Nerve impulse reaches the axon terminal B. Synaptic vesicles release acetylcholine into the synaptic cleft C. Acetylcholine diffuses across the synaptic cleft D. Acetylcholine binds to receptors at the motor end platePredict the effects of degeneration of the globus pallidus?