Does the hypothalamus cause motor activity based on sensory information?

Q: Differentiate between Thalamus and Hypothalamus.

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Q: What is hypothalamus ? Explain the importance of hypothalamus ?

A: The brain is the organ encased in a skull and located in the head of an organism. The brain is…

Q: At which stage of Parkinson's Disease progression do we see death of neurons in the Substantia…

A: The nervous system is one of the vital system in our body that controls various sensory and motor…

Q: What are the different types of short term memory?

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Q: What does the absence or presence of a red reflex imply?

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Q: Identify the CNS components that form the somatic motor pathways.

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Q: Describe the somatotopy of the primary motor cortex and primary sensory cortex?.

A: Somatotopy refers to the association or connection of a specific region of the entire body to a…

Q: Illustrate the Brain Motor Centers?

A: Body's voluntary movements are maintained by the brain. Area involved in controlling these voluntary…

Q: Describe the organization of autonomic motor neurons.

A: Autonomic motor neurons are otherwise known as visceral motor neurons. Autonomic motor neurons are…

Q: How does the motor pathway of the autonomic nervous system differ from that of the somatic nervous…

A: The brain and spinal cord together form the central nervous system. The somatic nervous system and…

Q: what will happen if motor cortex is damaged but the basal ganglia is not?

A: The brain is the epicenter of the central nervous system (CNS) which helps in the control,…

Q: List the tracts of the extrapyramidal system and explain how this system differs from the pyramidal…

A: Introduction: The motor (descending) pathways change the balance of inhibitory and excitatory input…

Q: Distinguish among the following areas of the cerebral cortex, sensorimotor, primary motor, premotor,…

A: Brain is the vital organ  that help to maintain and regulate the basic activity of humans.

Q: Where does the hypothalamus lie? What does it include?

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Q: How do the functions of Broca’s area and Wernicke’s areaeach relate to the activity of the…

A: Cerebral cortex is the furrowed, outer layer of gray matter in the cerebrum of the brain, which…

Q: Which type of fiber allows the two cerebral hemispheres to “talk to each other”?

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Q: What does the hypothalamus act on?

A: Hypothalamus is well known and crucial region present the pituitary gland in the brain. Hypothalamus…

Q: Which are the 2 important system that hypothalamus activates?

A: Hypothalamus is a small region located in the brain.

Q: Which ANS fibers release acetylcholine? Which release norepinephrine?

A: The autonomic nervous system is one of the peripheral nervous system divisions that function to…

Q: Explain how the basal nuclei and the cerebellumregulate motor function.

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Q: In the limbic stream through the basal ganglia, the basal ganglia output projects from what region?…

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Q: Contrast the functions of upper and lower motor neurons.

A: Neurons are the cells of the nervous system that conduct nerve impulses.

Q: List two autonomic responses that are controlled by nuclei in the hypothalamus.

A: The hypothalamus is a part of the brain that contains nuclei to perform a variety of functions.