Quiz 1 - Winner gets a prize

The biggest animal in the world is:

• King Kong

• Whale Shark

• Blue Whale

• Elephant

To assit with foot clearance during gait, you need around:

• 90 degrees of hip flexion

• 60 degrees of plantarflexion

• 60 degrees of knee flexion

• 90 degrees of knee flexion

Pain can affect gait by:

• Decreasing gait velocity

• Increased propulsion on push-off

• Longer stance on painful limb

• Any of the above

The otoliths are responsible for:

• Detection of angular accleration

• Detection of somatosensory information

• Detection of linear acceleration

• All of the above

Which of the following contribute to motor control in a substantial way?

• Thalamus

• Pre-motor cortex

• Both

• Neither

True of feedforward control:

• A reactive strategy

• Uses sensory experiences

• Both

• Neither

True of intrinsic feedback:

• Declarative in nature

• Uses multi-modal sensory information

• Does not need input from muscle spindles

• All of the above

The technical term for the topographic organisation of the motor cortex (and the sensory) is:

• Goldilocks

• Homonymous

• Homunculus

• Big Al

Planning and decision making is a broad function of the:

• Parietal Cortex

• Brainstem

• Frontal Association Cortex

• Thalamus

Which of the following is the least necessary for postural control

• External representation

• Internal representation

• Sensory strategies

• Musculoskeletal integrity