11. Forebrain, Third Ventricle, Related Structure and Cortex Flashcards
What makes up the telencephalon?
Cerebral hemispheres
What makes up the diencephalon?
Pineal gland
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
What is the name for the telencephalon and diencephalon combined?
Prosencephalon or forebrain
What do association fibres connect?
Sites within the same hemisphere
What do projection fibres connect?
Cerebral cortex to subcortical structures
What do commissural fibres connect?
One cerebral hemisphere to the other
What is the frontal lobe associated with?
Intelligence
Calculation
Rational
What is the temporal lobe associated with?
Articulation
What is the parietal lobe associated with?
Handwriting
What is the occipital lobe associated with?
Language
Comprehension
Where is Broca’s area?
Anterior inferior portion of frontal lobe
What does damage to Broca’s area cause?
Motor/non-fluent aphasia
Laboured speech, missing words
Aware of problem
Dysarthia and dysgraphia
Where is Wernicke’s area?
Posterior temporal lobe
What does damage to Wernicke’s area cause?
Sensory/fluent aphasia Auditory incomprehension With large lesion, may lose ability to read Confuse words Unaware of problem
Which lobe is the anterior horn of the lateral ventricles in?
Frontal