A motor skill is a learned sequence of movements that combine to produce a smooth efficient action in order to master a particular task the…

Try: A motor skill is a learned sequence of movements that combine to produce a smooth efficient action in order to master a particular task the development of motor skill occurs in the motor cortex the region of the brain that controls voluntary muscle groups gross motor skill require the use of large muscle groups to perform tasks like walking balancing crawling the skill required is not extensive and therefore are usually associated with continuous tasks much of the development of these skills occurs during early childhood the performance level of gross motor skill remains unchanged after periods of non-use fine motor skill require the use of smaller muscle groups to perform tasks that are precise in nature activities like playing the piano and playing video games are examples of using fine motor skills generally there is a retention loss of fine motor skills over a period of non-use smaller more specific tasks usually require more fine motor skill than gross motor skills motor skills generally decline as the person ages information references motor skills motor movements

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