Brain Flashcards
The ____ separates the frontal and parietal lobes
central sulcus
The ____ separates the temporal from the frontal and parietal lobes
lateral sulcus
The precentral gyrus is part of the ___ lobe
frontal
The postcentral gyrus is part of the ___
parietal
Within the longitudinal fissure is the ___
cerebral falx
The external gray matter of the brain
cerebral cortex
The cerebral cortex contains the:
cell bodies and dendrites of neurons of the central lobe
The cerebral medulla contains the:
axons of neurons, association fibers, commissural fibers, and projecting fibers
Association fibers travel
within the same cerebral hemisphere
Commissural fibers travel
across hemispheres
Projection fibers travel
from the cerebrum to other parts of the brain
The largest commissural fiber is the
corpus collosum
The largest projection fiber is the
internal capsule
The internal gray matter of the brain
basal nuclei
The basal nuclei contains the:
cell bodies and dendrites of subcortical neurons
Anterior to the central gyrus is the _____, the primary motor cortex
pre-central gyrus
Anterior to the pre-central gyrus is the
premotor cortex
Posterior to the central gyrus is the ___, the primary somatosensory cortex
post-central gyrus
Posterior to the post-central gyrus is the
somatosensory association cortex
Cell bodies of upper motor neurons are in the
primary motor cortex
Cortical neurons for 3rd order sensory are in the
primary somatosensory cortex
Vision is located where in the cortex
primary visual cortex and visual association area of posterior cortex on occipital lobe
Hearing is located where in the cortex
primary auditory cortex and auditory association area in superior part of temporal lobe
Broca’s area is located
frontal lobe cortex
Broca’s area is ____ and includes ___, ___, and ___
motor; speaking, body language, and writing
Wernicke’s area is located
parietal and temporal cortex
Wernicke’s area is ____ and includes ___ and ___
sensory; listening and reading
Handedness is ____ sided from language and ____ side from body language
opposite; same
Olfaction is from the ____ of the cortex
piriform lobe/primary olfactory cortex
The _____ is a part of the cortex between frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes
insular lobe
The insular lobe has ____ sensory, gustatory cortex, and vestibular cortex
visceral
The prefrontal cortex is also known as the
anterior association area
The prefrontal cortex grows slowly in children and is affected by _____
experiences in social environment
Executive function, emotion processing, working memory, intellect, learning, and personality are all part of the
anterior association area
Wernicke’s area, organization of sensory information, pattern recognition, self awareness, localization, and facial recognition are all part of the
posterior association area
Between the insular lobe and the internal capsule is the ___
lentiform nucleus
The two parts of the lentiform nucleus are the ___ and ___
putamen and globus pallidus
The white area between the insular lobe and the putamen is the
external capsule
The external capsule is made up of ___ fibers
association fibers
The internal capsule is made up of ____ fibers
projecting fibers
The ____ receives input from cerebral cortex
basal nuclei