Question

It is said that the control of movements is "goal oriented" and it is assumed that body movements are controlled similar to what we know from the control of eye movements, where the superior colliculus has a very important and essential key function. Provide a real world example that illustrates and describes the significance and importance of such type of control of movement, and which captures all major key aspects of this type of control of movements.

Please actually answer the question, the other answer was taken from a research paper that did not answer the question.

Answer 1

Control of movements occur with the intact integration of nervous system and musculoskeletal system. Motor cortex is the main processing area where information which is transmitted throught afferent neurons is processed and accordingly the response is generated and that response comes to peripheral body parts via efferent neurons.

There are two types of movements- voluntary ( which we perform according to our will and we can control them as per our wish like dancing,doing exercises) and involuntary movement (which are not in our control ,they occur of their own like peristalsis, movement of ova in fallopian tube) .

If we talk about control body movements,so there are sensory receptors present on the skin and muscles (Golgi tendons,spindle fibres) which are activated when any stimuli is given like pin pricking ,pinching,hot or cold . Then via affrent nerves ,these signals further go to cerebral cortex where the information is being processed and according to the stimuli ,the response is generated and response is reflected by the action of body extremities which is completely under control .this is called as control body movement.