Glossary

Motor ability: That which through teaching is to be developed. It is acquired by motor task.

Motor skills: Capacity to acquire skills and to implement effective, coordinated and economical manner. Differentiator aspect between each subject.

Motor activity: the movement is made. The driving action as such, to comply with the motor task.

Motor task: teaching situation is done with the intent to improve a motor skill.

Reflex movement: involuntary motor behavior not aware, characterized by a high execution speed. They are innate therefore are not learned.

Voluntary movement: it is done consciously and intentionally. Not innate, therefore from the experience and repetition can be learned and even automated.

Automatic or automated movement: is done unconsciously, but can affect to some extent in them, for example, breathing and pulse and then there are the movements that are automatic as a result of the repetition of voluntary movements.

Neuromuscular coordination: is relates to the ability of the nervous system to efficiently recruit a muscle or group of muscles in order to perform a specific task.

Ontogenesis: the process of formation of a living being, from its origin, fertilization, to sexual maturity, which allows you to reproduce.

Phylogenesis: evolutionary steps of a species.