Anatomy B5 W3

Question 1

Tegmentum

Answer 1

Anterior aspect of midbrain

Question 2

Tectum

Answer 2

Posterior aspect of midbrain- contains the superior and inferior colliculi

Question 3

Cerebral peduncles

Answer 3

Pyramidal tracts connecting the cortex to the brainstem

Question 4

What is the internal capsule?

Answer 4

Lies between the caudate nuclei and lentiform nucleus. It is made up of the ascending and descending cortical tracts. Contains anterior horn, posterior horn and genu.

Question 5

Which structures are present in the parietal lobe?

Answer 5

Post central gyrus and sulcus for the somatosensory cortex

Question 6

What structures are present in the temporal lobe?

Answer 6

Superior, temporal and inferior gyri and a superior + inferior temporal sulcus

Question 7

Supramarginal gyrus

Answer 7

In the parietal lobe close to the temporal for auditory processing

Question 8

Angular gyrus

Answer 8

In the parietal lobe posteriorly for number processing and cognition

Question 9

Inferior frontal gyrus

Answer 9

Gyrus on the inferior part of the frontal lobe. Divided into an opercular region and triangular region

Question 10

Which part of the inferior frontal gyrus lies close to the Sylvian fissure?

Answer 10

Inferior frontal gyrus: triangular part

Question 11

Sylvian fissure

Answer 11

Lateral sulcus separating the frontal and parietal lobe from the temporal lobe