Exam 2 Review - Neuromotor Control

Drag the following movement strategies into the correct sequence, starting with the most basic (for minor balance disturbances) and ending with the most advanced (for more major balance disturbances).

• Stepping

• Ankle

• Hip

• Reach and Grasp

In the development of postural control, babies rely most heavily on __________ information.

• Vestibular

• Somatosensory

• Visual

What is an example of steady-state balance control?

What is an example of reactive balance control?

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is an example of proactive balance control?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Which of the following is a factor related to impaired steady-state balance that refers to the relationship of body segments to one another as well as to the position of the body with reference to surrounds, gravity, and base of support?

(Hint: In class we saw examples of this with two case studies - a boy with cerebral palsy and a man with Parkinson's Disease)

• Sequencing

• Postural Sway

• Functional Stability Limits

• Alignment

True or False? Reflexes present during infancy, such as the Babinski reflex and the rooting reflex, remain present into childhood and throughout adulthood.

• True

• False

By around what age are children's postural responses basically like those in adults?

• 2-3 years old

• 7-10 years old

• 16-17 years old

Match the following

• Postural stability

• Increased postural sway

• Postural control

• Ability to maintain relationship between body segments and between the body and the environment for a task

• Worse balance

• Ability to control center of mass in relation to base of support

• Postural orientation

• Controlling body's position in space for dual purposes of stability and orientation

• Better balance

• Decreased postural sway

True or False? Specific orientation and stability requirements vary according to the task and the environment.

• True

• False