Voluntary movement

Question 1

what is the role of the basal ganglia?

Answer 1

• consists of caudate nucleus, putamen and globus pallidus
• responsible for gathering info about where the body is in space, what the goal of movement is, memories of previous movements and a strategy for execution
• it sends the info to the motor cortex

Question 2

what is the role of the cerebellum?

Answer 2

• looks like a mini brain
• coordinates movements so that they aresmooth(sequences steps and integrate movements from multiple muscles)

Question 3

what is the role of the primary motor cortex?

Answer 3

• responsible for movement of the body’s skeletal muscles (e.g. a high five)
• the PMC on the left hemisphere controls the right side of the body, and vice versa (contralateral organisation)