A4 - Gross Brain II (Newton) Flashcards
Pain
Insula
Taste
Insula
Vicarious empathy
Insula
Lateral boundary of occipital lobe
Parieto-occipital sulcus –> preoccipital notch
Site of primary motor cortex
Precentral gyrus
- contains upper motor neuron
Interpreting language and written words
Supramarginal & angular gyri
Lateral to olfactory tracts
Orbital gyri
Medial to olfactory tracts
Gyrus rectus
site of primary sensory cortex
postcentral gyrus
Sensation inferolaterally near insula
visceral sensation
Sensation superiomedially near cingulate gyrus
Genital sensation
Site of primary auditory cortex
Superior temporal gyrus
Site of primary visual cortex
Either side of calcarine sulcus
- Cuneus
- Lingual gyrus
Increased supratentorail pressure can cause ______
Herniated uncus
Uncal herniation over tentorial notch
Compression on CN III
Causes third nerve palsy
Due to supratentorial pressure