define rigidity
A. form of hypertonicity that involves difficulty moving the muscle groups on both sides of the joint and is related with Parkinson’s
B. abnormal decrease in muscle tone caused by damage to motor neurons in ventral horn and spinal nerves in the periphery nerves
C. increased muscle tone results in jerky, alternating resistance to passive movements as muscle contracts or relaxes
D. severe spasticity at joint
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what is the job of the lower motor neurons
A. to carry motor information from the cortex to CN’s in the brain stem or interneurones that synapses in the ventral horn
B. to carry motor information from the motor cell bodies in ventral horn to skeletal muscles
C. preservation of sensory and motor functions
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