1 and 2 functions Flashcards
Frontal Lobe
Primary Motor
Prefrontal cortex: Higher Executive Function
Broca’s Area
Frontal Eye Fields
parietal lobe
Primary Somatosensory Cortex
Wernicke’s Area
occipital lobe
Primary visual cortex
temporal lobe
Primary Auditory center
somatosensory cortex
Sensory
Part of the homunculus
postcentral gyrus
auditory cortex
Composed of transverse gyri of Heschl; perception of sound
Limbic Lobes/System
“Primitive brain”
Contains components of frontal parietal and temporal
emotions
Insula cortex
Thought to be used for: Sensory input Somatic processing Pain Emotional regulation
primary motor cortex
Motor
Part of the homunculus;
precentral gyrus
corpus callosum
Major commissural tract connecting right and left hemisphere
Thalamus
Diencephalon
Relay station for sensory input
Refines motor output
hypothalamus
Diencephalon
Homeostasis hub
Crucial autonomic system
Limbic structure
epithalamus
Consists of several small nuclei including the habenula, parts of the pretectum, and the pineal gland
Diencephalon
Houses pineal gland
Habenular nuclei
3rd ventricle found