1. CNS Organization I Flashcards
What fissure divides the brain into 2 cerebral hemispheres?
Longitudinal Fissure
Name the 4 Brain Lobes
- Frontal Lobe
- Temporal Lobe
- Parietal Lobe
- Occipital Lobe
What sulcus separates the frontal cortex from the parietal cortex?
Central sulcus
- The bumps in the brain are called?
- The grooves?
- Gyri
- Sulci
What does the Lateral Sulcus (Sylvian Fissure) separate?
The Temporal cortex from the Parietal & Frontal Cortices
What separates the parietal cortex from the occipital cortex?
Parieto-occipital sulcus
- The primary motor cortex is which gurus?
- The primary somatosensory cortex is which gurus?
- Precentral gurus
- Postcentral gurus
Which gurus is responsible for conscious awareness of somatic senses?
Postcentral gyrus
What gyrus is located deep in the brain and is the primary auditory cortex?
Transverse gyrus of Heschl
Within the brain, which of the two describes Ascending and Descending myelinated fibers?
1. Grey Matter
2. White Matter
White Matter
Motor homunculus 3 major features top to bottom (lateral view)
- Leg/foot
- Hand
- Face
In the sensory homunculus, why is the right hand so large relative to the left foot?
There is a decreased number of neurons in the right postcentral gyrus that respond to left foot stimulation than neurons in the left postcentral gyrus that respond to right-hand stimulation
Which of the Homunculus is located in the primary somatosensory cortex?
Sensory Homunculus
Middle cranial fossa contains what lobe of the brain?
Temporal Lobe
Posterior cranial fossa contains what?
- Occipital Lobe
- Cerebellum
- Brain Stem