ANATOMY- cerebrum (occipital lobe)

Question 1

function of occipital lobe?

Answer 1

visual processing

Question 2

what artery supplies the occipital lobe?

Answer 2

PCA (posterior cerebral artery)

Question 3

what are the boundaries of the occipital lobe?

Answer 3

Parieto occipital sulcus- separates the occipital lobe from the parietal lobe anteriorly

Pre-occipital notch

Question 4

what cortexs are in the occipital lobe?

Answer 4

primary visual cortex and visual association cortex

Question 5

role of primary visual cortex?

Answer 5

conscious awareness of visual stimuli

Question 6

role of visual association cortex?

Answer 6

involved with taking visual stimuli and applying meaning