SPA-2001 Lecture 10: Chapter 10 Notes w/ Dr. Madden
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Apraxia no muscle weakness, neurological disorder that causes problems in. Dysarthria weakness in face muscles that hinder ability to produce speech. Primary motor cortex motor strip devoted to control of vocal folds, tongue, lips, Directly connects cortex to neurons that directly control activation of other articulators. Bunch of different nuclei that regulates movement. Problems w the basal g. would cause people to have no control of their body, and their body might move on their own. Different spinal nerves have different jobs for different parts of the body to help movement. Connected to the central nervous system to communicate with the body. 22 of them are important for speech: spinal nerves c3. Every part of the spinal nerves relates to a part of the body. Cranial nerves located in the head and neck; little hairs connected to brain stem. Named according to numbers up to 12. tongue our brain. Needed for hearing and balance motor control of the facial muscles.