Areas of the cerebral cortex

Question 1

Primary motor cortex

Answer 1

• Type of cortex: Motor
• Location: Precentral gyrus of frontal lobe
• Function: Plans and executes movement

Question 2

Premotor cortex

Answer 2

• Type of cortex: Association
• Location: Widespread throughout lateral and medial frontal lobe
• Function: Plans and executes complex movement

Question 3

Frontal eye fields

Answer 3

• Type of cortex: Assication
• Location: Anterior to the premotor cortex
• Function: Back-and-forth eye movements

Question 4

Primary somatosensory cortex (S1)

Answer 4

• Type of cortex: Sensory
• Location: Postcentral gyrus of parietal lobe
• Function: Interprets incoming somatic sensory stimuli

Question 5

Somatosensory association cortex (S2)

Answer 5

• Type of cortex: Association
• Location: Posterior to the primary somatosensory cortex in the parietal lobe
• Function: Integrates somatic sensory stimuli

Question 6

Primary visual cortex

Answer 6

• Type of cortex: Sensory
• Location: Posterior occipital lobe
• Function: Interprets and processes visual stimuli

Question 7

Primary auditory cortex

Answer 7

• Type of cortex: Sensory
• Location: Superior temporal lobe
• Function: Processes auditory stimuli

Question 8

Gustatory cortex

Answer 8

• Type of cortex: Sensory
• Location: Insula, parietal lobe
• Function: Processes taste stimuli

Question 9

Vestibular areas

Answer 9

• Type of cortex: Sensory
• Location: Several in both parietal and temporal lobes
• Function: Equilibrium and balance

Question 10

Olfactory cortex

Answer 10

• Type of cortex: Sensory
• Location: Limbic lobe, medial temporal lobe
• Function: Processes smell stimuli

Question 11

Broca’s area

Answer 11

• Type of cortex: Association
• Location: Superolateral frontal lobe
• Function: Language production

Question 12

Wernicke’s area

Answer 12

• Type of cortex: Association
• Location: Superolateral temporal lobe
• Function: Language comprehension

Question 13

Prefrontal cortex

Answer 13

• Type of cortex: Association
• Location: Anterior frontal lobe
• Function: Planning, personality, higher cognitive functions

Question 14

Parietal association cortex

Answer 14

• Type of cortex: Association
• Location: Widespread in parietal lobe
• Function: Spatial awareness and attention

Question 15

Temporal association cortex

Answer 15

• Type of cortex: Association
• Location: Widespread in temporal lobe
• Function: Recognition and associations